All About Color #BCB229

#BCB229

About #BCB229

#BCB229 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCB229. In RGB it is red 188, green 178, blue 41; in HSL it is hue 56°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 78%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.54:1 on black.

#BCB229 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B2, 29
CMYK0.00%, 5.32%, 78.19%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 178, 41
HSL56°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 262, 51
HSV (HSB)55.92°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10110010, 101001
CIE-L*AB71.35, -11.21, 65.51
RGB Percent73.73%, 69.80%, 16.08%
CIE-L*CH71.35, 66.46, 99.71
XYZ37.06, 42.69, 8.38
CIE-L*UV71.35, 12.20, 72.85
xyY0.42, 0.48, 42.69
Hunter-Lab65.34, -13.10, 38.13
RYB20.29%, 73.73%, 16.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB229 on a dark background: contrast 9.54:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB229 on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB229, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB229 · #DDD564 · #716B19 · #2933BC · #646CDD

Analogous palette

#BC2933 · #BC6929 · #BCB229 · #7DBC29 · #33BC29

Triadic palette

#BCB229 · #29BCB2 · #B229BC · #DDD564 · #64DDD5

Tetradic palette

#BCB229 · #29BC69 · #2933BC · #BC297D · #716B19

Monochromatic palette

#3F3B0E · #7D771C · #BCB229 · #DAD258 · #E8E396

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