Recognised as Colour

#BCBEB1

#BCBEB1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Silver

#BCBEB1 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 190, 177 and HSL 69°, 9%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BCBEB1#BCBEB1

HEX#BCBEB1

RGBrgb(188, 190, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7451, 0.6941

RGB percentages73.7%, 74.5%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(69.2, 9.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.2, 6.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK1.1%, 0%, 6.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,369,585

CSS custom property--colour: #BCBEB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#43414E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BDB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0BDB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#BEBCBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 7.1 Dark grey · ΔE 10.1 Light grey · ΔE 10.7 Gainsboro · ΔE 13.3 Antique white · ΔE 18.7 Linen · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3B1BE

Analogous#BEB9B1, #B5BEB1

Triadic#B1BCBE, #BEB1BC

Split complementary#B1B5BE, #B9B1BE

Tetradic#B1BEB9, #B3B1BE, #BEB1B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECECE9

Lighter +10%#D4D5CD

Darker −10%#A4A795

Darker −20%#8C9079

Darker −30%#727561

Darker −40%#57594A

More saturated +25%#C8D09F

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R188

G190

B177

Red188 (73.7%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue69.23°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR BC · G BE · B B1

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BCBeB1 (chemical formula)

Formula
42.6432 g/mol
4 atoms

BCBeB1 has a molar mass of 42.6432 g/mol, made up of 4 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 1 × C, 1 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass42.6432 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule4

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.08107 × 10^-23 g

Molecules per gram1.412216 × 10^22

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B50.7%

C28.2%

Be21.1%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 50.7%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 28.166%

Beryllium (Be)9.0122 g/mol, 21.134%

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