Recognised as Colour
#BCC053
- #BCC053
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCC053 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 192, 83 and HSL 62°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCC053#BCC053
HEX#BCC053
RGBrgb(188, 192, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7529, 0.3255
RGB percentages73.7%, 75.3%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(62.2, 46.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.2, 56.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 56.8%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,370,003
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC053;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#433FAC
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 text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5753C0
Analogous#C08E53, #85C053
Triadic#53BCC0, #C053BC
Split complementary#5385C0, #8E53C0
Tetradic#53C08E, #5753C0, #C05385
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G192
B83
Red188 (73.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue62.2°
Saturation (HSL)46.38%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C0 · B 53
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