All About Color #BCA601

#BCA601

About #BCA601

#BCA601 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #BCA601. In RGB it is red 188, green 166, blue 1; in HSL it is hue 53°, saturation 99%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 99%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.59:1 on black.

#BCA601 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, A6, 01
CMYK0.00%, 11.70%, 99.47%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 166, 1
HSL53°, 99%, 37%
RGB Octal274, 246, 1
HSV (HSB)52.94°, 99.47%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10100110, 1
CIE-L*AB68.00, -5.79, 70.69
RGB Percent73.73%, 65.10%, 0.39%
CIE-L*CH68.00, 70.92, 94.69
XYZ34.38, 37.97, 5.54
CIE-L*UV68.00, 21.04, 72.79
xyY0.44, 0.49, 37.97
Hunter-Lab61.62, -8.23, 37.80
RYB10.17%, 73.73%, 0.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCA601 on a dark background: contrast 8.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCA601 on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCA601, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCA601 · #FEE31B · #605500 · #0117BC · #1B35FE

Analogous palette

#BC0117 · #BC4901 · #BCA601 · #74BC01 · #17BC01

Triadic palette

#BCA601 · #01BCA6 · #A601BC · #FEE31B · #1BFEE3

Tetradic palette

#BCA601 · #01BC49 · #0117BC · #BC0174 · #605500

Monochromatic palette

#241F00 · #706301 · #BCA601 · #FEE20B · #FEEB58

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