All About Color #BCA11A

#BCA11A

About #BCA11A

#BCA11A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCA11A. In RGB it is red 188, green 161, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 14%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.55:1 on white and 8.25:1 on black.

#BCA11A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, A1, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 14.36%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 161, 26
HSL50°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 241, 32
HSV (HSB)50.00°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10100001, 11010
CIE-L*AB66.71, -2.74, 65.66
RGB Percent73.73%, 63.14%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH66.71, 65.72, 92.39
XYZ33.67, 36.26, 6.20
CIE-L*UV66.71, 24.38, 68.57
xyY0.44, 0.48, 36.26
Hunter-Lab60.21, -5.56, 36.04
RYB22.90%, 73.73%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCA11A on a dark background: contrast 8.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCA11A on a light background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCA11A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCA11A · #E7CD4B · #6C5C0F · #1A35BC · #4B65E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A35 · #BC501A · #BCA11A · #86BC1A · #35BC1A

Triadic palette

#BCA11A · #1ABCA1 · #A11ABC · #E7CD4B · #4BE7CD

Tetradic palette

#BCA11A · #1ABC50 · #1A35BC · #BC1A86 · #6C5C0F

Monochromatic palette

#362E07 · #796811 · #BCA11A · #E5C93E · #EEDC81

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