All About Color #BCB849

#BCB849

About #BCB849

#BCB849 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCB849. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 58°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 61%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.08:1 on white and 10.09:1 on black.

#BCB849 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, 49
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 61.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 73
HSL58°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal274, 270, 111
HSV (HSB)57.91°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 1001001
CIE-L*AB73.19, -12.63, 55.25
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH73.19, 56.68, 102.88
XYZ39.08, 45.45, 13.02
CIE-L*UV73.19, 7.50, 66.59
xyY0.40, 0.47, 45.45
Hunter-Lab67.42, -14.51, 35.75
RYB30.25%, 73.73%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB849 on a dark background: contrast 10.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB849 on a light background: contrast 2.08:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB849, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB849 · #D4D28C · #7B782D · #494CBC · #8C8ED4

Analogous palette

#BC494C · #BC7E49 · #BCB849 · #86BC49 · #4CBC49

Triadic palette

#BCB849 · #49BCB8 · #B849BC · #D4D28C · #8CD4D2

Tetradic palette

#BCB849 · #49BC7E · #494CBC · #BC4986 · #7B782D

Monochromatic palette

#4E4D1D · #868332 · #BCB849 · #D0CE80 · #E5E3B8

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