All About Color #BCBC8A

#BCBC8A

About #BCBC8A

#BCBC8A is a light yellow color with the hex code #BCBC8A. In RGB it is red 188, green 188, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 27%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 27%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.96:1 on white and 10.70:1 on black.

#BCBC8A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BC, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 26.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 188, 138
HSL60°, 27%, 64%
RGB Octal274, 274, 212
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 26.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB75.13, -8.07, 25.38
RGB Percent73.73%, 73.73%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH75.13, 26.63, 107.63
XYZ43.31, 48.49, 31.12
CIE-L*UV75.13, 2.60, 35.92
xyY0.35, 0.39, 48.49
Hunter-Lab69.64, -10.85, 22.25
RYB54.12%, 73.73%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBC8A on a dark background: contrast 10.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBC8A on a light background: contrast 1.96:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBC8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBC8A · #DDDDC5 · #959556 · #8A8ABC · #C5C5DD

Analogous palette

#BC8A8A · #BCA38A · #BCBC8A · #A3BC8A · #8ABC8A

Triadic palette

#BCBC8A · #8ABCBC · #BC8ABC · #DDDDC5 · #C5DDDD

Tetradic palette

#BCBC8A · #8ABCA3 · #8A8ABC · #BC8AA3 · #959556

Monochromatic palette

#6E6E3F · #9F9F5B · #BCBC8A · #D8D8BB · #F4F4EC

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