All About Color #BCAF38

#BCAF38

About #BCAF38

#BCAF38 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCAF38. In RGB it is red 188, green 175, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 7%, 70%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.33:1 on black.

#BCAF38 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AF, 38
CMYK0.00%, 6.91%, 70.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 175, 56
HSL54°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal274, 257, 70
HSV (HSB)54.09°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101111, 111000
CIE-L*AB70.62, -8.99, 59.59
RGB Percent73.73%, 68.63%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH70.62, 60.27, 98.58
XYZ36.78, 41.64, 9.84
CIE-L*UV70.62, 13.90, 68.03
xyY0.42, 0.47, 41.64
Hunter-Lab64.53, -11.17, 36.13
RYB27.62%, 73.73%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCAF38 on a dark background: contrast 9.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCAF38 on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCAF38, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCAF38 · #D7CE79 · #766E23 · #3846BC · #7983D7

Analogous palette

#BC3846 · #BC6D38 · #BCAF38 · #88BC38 · #46BC38

Triadic palette

#BCAF38 · #38BCAF · #AF38BC · #D7CE79 · #79D7CE

Tetradic palette

#BCAF38 · #38BC6D · #3846BC · #BC3888 · #766E23

Monochromatic palette

#474215 · #827927 · #BCAF38 · #D4C96E · #E5DFA9

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