All About Color #BCAE52

#BCAE52

About #BCAE52

#BCAE52 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAE52. In RGB it is red 188, green 174, blue 82; in HSL it is hue 52°, saturation 44%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 56%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.31:1 on black.

#BCAE52 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AE, 52
CMYK0.00%, 7.45%, 56.38%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 174, 82
HSL52°, 44%, 53%
RGB Octal274, 256, 122
HSV (HSB)52.08°, 56.38%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101110, 1010010
CIE-L*AB70.58, -6.78, 48.24
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.24%, 32.16%
CIE-L*CH70.58, 48.71, 98.00
XYZ37.40, 41.57, 14.04
CIE-L*UV70.58, 13.70, 58.56
xyY0.40, 0.45, 41.57
Hunter-Lab64.48, -9.30, 32.23
RYB38.48%, 73.73%, 32.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAE52 on a dark background: contrast 9.31:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAE52 on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAE52, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAE52 · #D6CD95 · #817632 · #5260BC · #959DD6

Analogous palette

#BC5260 · #BC7952 · #BCAE52 · #95BC52 · #60BC52

Triadic palette

#BCAE52 · #52BCAE · #AE52BC · #D6CD95 · #95D6CD

Tetradic palette

#BCAE52 · #52BC79 · #5260BC · #BC5295 · #817632

Monochromatic palette

#544E21 · #8C8036 · #BCAE52 · #D1C889 · #E7E2C1

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