All About Color #BCAE2F

#BCAE2F

About #BCAE2F

#BCAE2F is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAE2F. In RGB it is red 188, green 174, blue 47; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 60%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 75%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.23:1 on black.

#BCAE2F Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AE, 2F
CMYK0.00%, 7.45%, 75.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 174, 47
HSL54°, 60%, 46%
RGB Octal274, 256, 57
HSV (HSB)54.04°, 75.00%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101110, 101111
CIE-L*AB70.29, -8.90, 62.58
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.24%, 18.43%
CIE-L*CH70.29, 63.21, 98.09
XYZ36.39, 41.17, 8.72
CIE-L*UV70.29, 14.80, 69.91
xyY0.42, 0.48, 41.17
Hunter-Lab64.16, -11.05, 36.86
RYB24.53%, 73.73%, 18.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAE2F on a dark background: contrast 9.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAE2F on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAE2F, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAE2F · #DACF6C · #726A1D · #2F3DBC · #6C77DA

Analogous palette

#BC2F3D · #BC672F · #BCAE2F · #83BC2F · #3DBC2F

Triadic palette

#BCAE2F · #2FBCAE · #AE2FBC · #DACF6C · #6CDACF

Tetradic palette

#BCAE2F · #2FBC67 · #2F3DBC · #BC2F83 · #726A1D

Monochromatic palette

#413C10 · #7E7520 · #BCAE2F · #D7CB60 · #E7DF9D

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