All About Color #BCB8A4

#BCB8A4

About #BCB8A4

#BCB8A4 is a light yellow color with the hex code #BCB8A4. In RGB it is red 188, green 184, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 15%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 13%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.99:1 on white and 10.53:1 on black.

#BCB8A4 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B8, A4
CMYK0.00%, 2.13%, 12.77%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 184, 164
HSL50°, 15%, 69%
RGB Octal274, 270, 244
HSV (HSB)50.00°, 12.77%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111000, 10100100
CIE-L*AB74.61, -2.06, 10.66
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.16%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH74.61, 10.86, 100.92
XYZ44.58, 47.65, 41.97
CIE-L*UV74.61, 3.49, 15.64
xyY0.33, 0.36, 47.65
Hunter-Lab69.03, -5.53, 12.27
RYB66.20%, 73.73%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB8A4 on a dark background: contrast 10.53:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB8A4 on a light background: contrast 1.99:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB8A4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#BCB8A4 · #E3E1D9 · #958F6F · #A4A8BC · #D9DBE3

Analogous palette

#BCA4A8 · #BCACA4 · #BCB8A4 · #B4BCA4 · #A8BCA4

Triadic palette

#BCB8A4 · #A4BCB8 · #B8A4BC · #E3E1D9 · #D9E3E1

Tetradic palette

#BCB8A4 · #A4BCAC · #A4A8BC · #BCA4B4 · #958F6F

Monochromatic palette

#726D55 · #9B9578 · #BCB8A4 · #DCDAD0 · #F4F4F0

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