All About Color #BCAE29

#BCAE29

About #BCAE29

#BCAE29 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAE29. In RGB it is red 188, green 174, blue 41; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 78%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.22:1 on black.

#BCAE29 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AE, 29
CMYK0.00%, 7.45%, 78.19%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 174, 41
HSL54°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 256, 51
HSV (HSB)54.29°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101110, 101001
CIE-L*AB70.26, -9.14, 64.53
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.24%, 16.08%
CIE-L*CH70.26, 65.18, 98.06
XYZ36.28, 41.12, 8.12
CIE-L*UV70.26, 14.93, 71.22
xyY0.42, 0.48, 41.12
Hunter-Lab64.13, -11.25, 37.38
RYB22.15%, 73.73%, 16.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAE29 on a dark background: contrast 9.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAE29 on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAE29, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAE29 · #DDD164 · #716819 · #2938BC · #6470DD

Analogous palette

#BC2938 · #BC6429 · #BCAE29 · #81BC29 · #38BC29

Triadic palette

#BCAE29 · #29BCAE · #AE29BC · #DDD164 · #64DDD1

Tetradic palette

#BCAE29 · #29BC64 · #2938BC · #BC2981 · #716819

Monochromatic palette

#3F3A0E · #7D741C · #BCAE29 · #DACD58 · #E8E096

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