Recognised as Colour
#BCC970
- #BCC970
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#BCC970 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 201, 112 and HSL 69°, 45%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#BCC970#BCC970
HEX#BCC970
RGBrgb(188, 201, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7882, 0.4392
RGB percentages73.7%, 78.8%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(68.8, 45.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 44.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 44.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,372,336
CSS custom property--colour: #BCC970;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#43368F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D70C9
Analogous#C9A970, #90C970
Triadic#70BCC9, #C970BC
Split complementary#7090C9, #AA70C9
Tetradic#70C9A9, #7D70C9, #C97090
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G201
B112
Red188 (73.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue68.76°
Saturation (HSL)45.18%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BC · G C9 · B 70
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BCC970 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 11,673.491 g/mol
- 972 atoms
BCC970 has a molar mass of 11,673.491 g/mol, made up of 972 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 971 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass11,673.491 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule972
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.9384288 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram5.1588173 × 10^19
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
B0.1%
C99.9%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.093%
Carbon (C × 971)11,662.681 g/mol, 99.907%
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