Recognised as Colour

#BCBD1C

#BCBD1C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#BCBD1C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 189, 28 and HSL 60°, 74%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#BCBD1C#BCBD1C

HEX#BCBD1C

RGBrgb(188, 189, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7412, 0.1098

RGB percentages73.7%, 74.1%, 11%

HSLhsl(60.4, 74.2%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.4, 85.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 85.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,369,180

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBD1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#4342E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEB92Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CAB0A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21.5 Gold · ΔE 25.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.1 Olive · ΔE 27.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.3 Khaki · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1D1CBD

Analogous#BD6D1C, #6CBD1C

Triadic#1CBCBD, #BD1CBC

Split complementary#1C6BBD, #6E1CBD

Tetradic#1CBD6E, #1D1CBD, #BD1C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F4B1

Lighter +30%#ECED85

Lighter +20%#E5E659

Lighter +10%#DFE02C

Darker −10%#909115

Darker −20%#64640F

Darker −30%#373808

Darker −40%#0B0B02

More saturated +25%#D7D801

Less saturated −25%#A1A237

Channel breakdown

R188

G189

B28

Red188 (73.7%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue60.37°

Saturation (HSL)74.19%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G BD · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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