All About Color #BCBC4E

#BCBC4E

About #BCBC4E

#BCBC4E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCBC4E. In RGB it is red 188, green 188, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.01:1 on white and 10.44:1 on black.

#BCBC4E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BC, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 188, 78
HSL60°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 274, 116
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111100, 1001110
CIE-L*AB74.32, -14.32, 54.29
RGB Percent73.73%, 73.73%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH74.32, 56.15, 104.78
XYZ40.10, 47.21, 14.21
CIE-L*UV74.32, 4.81, 66.59
xyY0.40, 0.47, 47.21
Hunter-Lab68.71, -16.07, 35.84
RYB30.59%, 73.73%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBC4E on a dark background: contrast 10.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBC4E on a light background: contrast 2.01:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBC4E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BCBC4E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BCBC4E · #D5D590 · #7E7E30 · #4E4EBC · #9090D5

Analogous palette

#BC4E4E · #BC854E · #BCBC4E · #85BC4E · #4EBC4E

Triadic palette

#BCBC4E · #4EBCBC · #BC4EBC · #D5D590 · #90D5D5

Tetradic palette

#BCBC4E · #4EBC85 · #4E4EBC · #BC4E85 · #7E7E30

Monochromatic palette

#51511F · #898934 · #BCBC4E · #D1D185 · #E6E6BC

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