Colour
#BCBD9C
- #BCBD9C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBD9C is a yellow with RGB values 188, 189, 156 and HSL 62°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCBD9C#BCBD9C
HEX#BCBD9C
RGBrgb(188, 189, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7412, 0.6118
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.1%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(61.8, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.8, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 17.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,308
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBD9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#434263
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D9CBD
Analogous#BDAE9C, #ACBD9C
Triadic#9CBCBD, #BD9CBC
Split complementary#9CACBD, #AD9CBD
Tetradic#9CBDAE, #9D9CBD, #BD9CAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G189
B156
Red188 (73.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue61.82°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BD · B 9C
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