All About Color #BCBE5B

#BCBE5B

About #BCBE5B

#BCBE5B is a medium yellow color with the hex code #BCBE5B. In RGB it is red 188, green 190, blue 91; in HSL it is hue 61°, saturation 43%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 1%, 0%, 52%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 1.97:1 on white and 10.65:1 on black.

#BCBE5B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, BE, 5B
CMYK1.05%, 0.00%, 52.11%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal188, 190, 91
HSL61°, 43%, 55%
RGB Octal274, 276, 133
HSV (HSB)61.21°, 52.11%, 74.51%
RGB Binary10111100, 10111110, 1011011
CIE-L*AB75.00, -14.31, 49.09
RGB Percent73.73%, 74.51%, 35.69%
CIE-L*CH75.00, 51.13, 106.26
XYZ41.04, 48.27, 17.05
CIE-L*UV75.00, 3.19, 62.31
xyY0.39, 0.45, 48.27
Hunter-Lab69.48, -16.15, 34.08
RYB35.69%, 74.51%, 36.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCBE5B on a dark background: contrast 10.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCBE5B on a light background: contrast 1.97:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCBE5B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCBE5B · #D7D89D · #868736 · #5D5BBE · #9E9DD8

Analogous palette

#BE5D5B · #BE8E5B · #BCBE5B · #8BBE5B · #5BBE5D

Triadic palette

#BCBE5B · #5BBCBE · #BE5BBC · #D7D89D · #9DD7D8

Tetradic palette

#BCBE5B · #5BBE8E · #5D5BBE · #BE5B8B · #868736

Monochromatic palette

#5A5B24 · #90923A · #BCBE5B · #D2D392 · #E9E9C8

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