Recognised as Colour
#BCBC8E
- #BCBC8E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBC8E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 188, 142 and HSL 60°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCBC8E#BCBC8E
HEX#BCBC8E
RGBrgb(188, 188, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.5569
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(60, 25.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 24.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 24.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,038
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBC8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434371
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E8EBC
Analogous#BCA58E, #A5BC8E
Triadic#8EBCBC, #BC8EBC
Split complementary#8EA5BC, #A58EBC
Tetradic#8EBCA5, #8E8EBC, #BC8EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B142
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B 8E
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