Colour
#BCC934
- #BCC934
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#BCC934 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 201, 52 and HSL 65°, 59%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#BCC934#BCC934
HEX#BCC934
RGBrgb(188, 201, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.2039
RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(65.2, 58.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.2, 74.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 74.1%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,276
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC934;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#4336CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4134C9
Analogous#C98B34, #72C934
Triadic#34BCC9, #C934BC
Split complementary#3472C9, #8B34C9
Tetradic#34C98B, #4134C9, #C93472
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G201
B52
Red188 (73.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue65.23°
Saturation (HSL)58.89%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B 34
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