Colour
#BCBFAA
- #BCBFAA
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BCBFAA is a yellow with RGB values 188, 191, 170 and HSL 69°, 14%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BCBFAA#BCBFAA
HEX#BCBFAA
RGBrgb(188, 191, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.749, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 74.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(68.6, 14.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 11%, 74.9%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 11%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,834
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBFAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#434055
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADAABF
Analogous#BFB7AA, #B1BFAA
Triadic#AABCBF, #BFAABC
Split complementary#AAB1BF, #B7AABF
Tetradic#AABFB7, #ADAABF, #BFAAB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G191
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)14.09%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G BF · B AA
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