Recognised as Colour
#BCBD8E
- #BCBD8E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBD8E is a yellow with RGB values 188, 189, 142 and HSL 61°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCBD8E#BCBD8E
HEX#BCBD8E
RGBrgb(188, 189, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7412, 0.5569
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(61.3, 26.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.3, 24.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 24.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,294
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBD8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#434271
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F8EBD
Analogous#BDA78E, #A5BD8E
Triadic#8EBCBD, #BD8EBC
Split complementary#8EA4BD, #A78EBD
Tetradic#8EBDA7, #8F8EBD, #BD8EA4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G189
B142
Red188 (73.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue61.28°
Saturation (HSL)26.26%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BD · B 8E
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