All About Color #BCB97B

#BCB97B

About #BCB97B

#BCB97B is a light yellow color with the hex code #BCB97B. In RGB it is red 188, green 185, blue 123; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 33%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 35%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.03:1 on white and 10.36:1 on black.

#BCB97B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B9, 7B
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 34.57%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 185, 123
HSL57°, 33%, 61%
RGB Octal274, 271, 173
HSV (HSB)57.23°, 34.57%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111001, 1111011
CIE-L*AB74.07, -8.43, 31.89
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.55%, 48.24%
CIE-L*CH74.07, 32.99, 104.81
XYZ41.66, 46.82, 25.58
CIE-L*UV74.07, 5.04, 43.45
xyY0.37, 0.41, 46.82
Hunter-Lab68.42, -11.06, 25.73
RYB49.47%, 73.73%, 48.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB97B on a dark background: contrast 10.36:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB97B on a light background: contrast 2.03:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB97B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB97B · #DBD9B8 · #928E49 · #7B7EBC · #B8BADB

Analogous palette

#BC7B7E · #BC987B · #BCB97B · #9FBC7B · #7EBC7B

Triadic palette

#BCB97B · #7BBCB9 · #B97BBC · #DBD9B8 · #B8DBD9

Tetradic palette

#BCB97B · #7BBC98 · #7B7EBC · #BC7B9F · #928E49

Monochromatic palette

#696735 · #9C984F · #BCB97B · #D6D4AE · #F0EFE0

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