All About Color #BCBC1A

#BCBC1A

About #BCBC1A

#BCBC1A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCBC1A. In RGB it is red 188, green 188, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.03:1 on white and 10.35:1 on black.

#BCBC1A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BC, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 188, 26
HSL60°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 274, 32
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111100, 11010
CIE-L*AB74.02, -16.75, 71.62
RGB Percent73.73%, 73.73%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH74.02, 73.56, 103.17
XYZ38.91, 46.73, 7.95
CIE-L*UV74.02, 5.73, 79.27
xyY0.42, 0.50, 46.73
Hunter-Lab68.36, -18.04, 40.96
RYB10.20%, 73.73%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBC1A on a dark background: contrast 10.35:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBC1A on a light background: contrast 2.03:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBC1A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBC1A · #E7E74B · #6C6C0F · #1A1ABC · #4B4BE7

Analogous palette

#BC1A1A · #BC6B1A · #BCBC1A · #6BBC1A · #1ABC1A

Triadic palette

#BCBC1A · #1ABCBC · #BC1ABC · #E7E74B · #4BE7E7

Tetradic palette

#BCBC1A · #1ABC6B · #1A1ABC · #BC1A6B · #6C6C0F

Monochromatic palette

#363607 · #797911 · #BCBC1A · #E5E53E · #EEEE81

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