All About Color #BCB98A

#BCB98A

About #BCB98A

#BCB98A is a light yellow color with the hex code #BCB98A. In RGB it is red 188, green 185, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 56°, saturation 27%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 27%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.01:1 on white and 10.44:1 on black.

#BCB98A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, B9, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 1.60%, 26.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 185, 138
HSL56°, 27%, 64%
RGB Octal274, 271, 212
HSV (HSB)56.40°, 26.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111001, 10001010
CIE-L*AB74.33, -6.50, 24.30
RGB Percent73.73%, 72.55%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH74.33, 25.15, 104.97
XYZ42.68, 47.22, 30.91
CIE-L*UV74.33, 4.33, 34.20
xyY0.35, 0.39, 47.22
Hunter-Lab68.72, -9.41, 21.43
RYB55.37%, 73.73%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCB98A on a dark background: contrast 10.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCB98A on a light background: contrast 2.01:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCB98A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCB98A · #DDDCC5 · #959156 · #8A8EBC · #C5C6DD

Analogous palette

#BC8A8E · #BCA08A · #BCB98A · #A7BC8A · #8EBC8A

Triadic palette

#BCB98A · #8ABCB9 · #B98ABC · #DDDCC5 · #C5DDDC

Tetradic palette

#BCB98A · #8ABCA0 · #8A8EBC · #BC8AA7 · #959156

Monochromatic palette

#6E6B3F · #9F9A5B · #BCB98A · #D8D6BB · #F4F3EC

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