All About Color #BCB59A

#BCB59A

About #BCB59A

#BCB59A is a light yellow color with the hex code #BCB59A. In RGB it is red 188, green 181, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 20%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 18%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.06:1 on white and 10.21:1 on black.

#BCB59A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B5, 9A
CMYK0.00%, 3.72%, 18.09%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 181, 154
HSL48°, 20%, 67%
RGB Octal274, 265, 232
HSV (HSB)47.65°, 18.09%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10110101, 10011010
CIE-L*AB73.59, -2.05, 14.66
RGB Percent73.73%, 70.98%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH73.59, 14.80, 97.97
XYZ43.10, 46.07, 37.19
CIE-L*UV73.59, 5.73, 21.00
xyY0.34, 0.36, 46.07
Hunter-Lab67.88, -5.45, 15.03
RYB63.85%, 73.73%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB59A on a dark background: contrast 10.21:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB59A on a light background: contrast 2.06:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB59A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB59A · #E0DDD1 · #968C64 · #9AA1BC · #D1D4E0

Analogous palette

#BC9AA1 · #BCA49A · #BCB59A · #B2BC9A · #A1BC9A

Triadic palette

#BCB59A · #9ABCB5 · #B59ABC · #E0DDD1 · #D1E0DD

Tetradic palette

#BCB59A · #9ABCA4 · #9AA1BC · #BC9AB2 · #968C64

Monochromatic palette

#716A4B · #9D936C · #BCB59A · #DAD7C8 · #F5F4F0

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