Colour
#BCBE4D
- #BCBE4D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCBE4D is a yellow with RGB values 188, 190, 77 and HSL 61°, 47%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCBE4D#BCBE4D
HEX#BCBE4D
RGBrgb(188, 190, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 0.302
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(61.1, 46.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 59.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 59.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,485
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBE4D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#4341B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F4DBE
Analogous#BE884D, #84BE4D
Triadic#4DBCBE, #BE4DBC
Split complementary#4D84BE, #884DBE
Tetradic#4DBE88, #4F4DBE, #BE4D83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G190
B77
Red188 (73.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue61.06°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B 4D
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