All About Color #BCAB38

#BCAB38

About #BCAB38

#BCAB38 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAB38. In RGB it is red 188, green 171, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 9%, 70%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.02:1 on black.

#BCAB38 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AB, 38
CMYK0.00%, 9.04%, 70.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 171, 56
HSL52°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal274, 253, 70
HSV (HSB)52.27°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101011, 111000
CIE-L*AB69.54, -6.90, 58.52
RGB Percent73.73%, 67.06%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH69.54, 58.93, 96.73
XYZ36.02, 40.10, 9.58
CIE-L*UV69.54, 16.62, 66.32
xyY0.42, 0.47, 40.10
Hunter-Lab63.33, -9.30, 35.36
RYB29.61%, 73.73%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAB38 on a dark background: contrast 9.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAB38 on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAB38, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAB38 · #D7CB79 · #766B23 · #384ABC · #7986D7

Analogous palette

#BC384A · #BC6938 · #BCAB38 · #8CBC38 · #4ABC38

Triadic palette

#BCAB38 · #38BCAB · #AB38BC · #D7CB79 · #79D7CB

Tetradic palette

#BCAB38 · #38BC69 · #384ABC · #BC388C · #766B23

Monochromatic palette

#474015 · #827527 · #BCAB38 · #D4C66E · #E5DDA9

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