All About Color #BCAE5C

#BCAE5C

About #BCAE5C

#BCAE5C is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAE5C. In RGB it is red 188, green 174, blue 92; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 42%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 51%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.35:1 on black.

#BCAE5C Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AE, 5C
CMYK0.00%, 7.45%, 51.06%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 174, 92
HSL51°, 42%, 55%
RGB Octal274, 256, 134
HSV (HSB)51.25°, 51.06%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101110, 1011100
CIE-L*AB70.69, -5.94, 43.51
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.24%, 36.08%
CIE-L*CH70.69, 43.91, 97.77
XYZ37.81, 41.74, 16.19
CIE-L*UV70.69, 13.27, 54.16
xyY0.39, 0.44, 41.74
Hunter-Lab64.60, -8.60, 30.37
RYB42.51%, 73.73%, 36.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAE5C on a dark background: contrast 9.35:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAE5C on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAE5C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAE5C · #D7CE9D · #867A37 · #5C6BBC · #9DA6D7

Analogous palette

#BC5C6B · #BC7E5C · #BCAE5C · #9BBC5C · #6BBC5C

Triadic palette

#BCAE5C · #5CBCAE · #AE5CBC · #D7CE9D · #9DD7CE

Tetradic palette

#BCAE5C · #5CBC7E · #5C6BBC · #BC5C9B · #867A37

Monochromatic palette

#5B5225 · #91843B · #BCAE5C · #D3C992 · #E9E4C9

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