#bcaa73

Color #bcaa73

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaa73

RGB

rgb(188, 170, 115)

HSL

hsl(45.2, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.2, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 38.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.95, -1.46, 30.73)

LCH

lch(69.95, 30.76, 92.72)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0758, 92.04)

HWB

hwb(45.2, 45.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7385bc

Analogous

#bc8573

#bcaa73

#a9bc73

Triadic

#bcaa73

#73bcaa

#aa73bc

Split-complementary

#bcaa73

#73a9bc

#8573bc

Tetradic

#bcaa73

#85bc73

#7385bc

#aa73bc

Square

#bcaa73

#73bc85

#7385bc

#bc73a9

Shades

Color #bcaa73 mixed toward black.

#ab9552

#897741

#665931

#443c21

#221e10

Tints

Color #bcaa73 mixed toward white.

#c7b88a

#d2c6a2

#ded4b9

#e9e3d0

#f4f1e8

Tones

Color #bcaa73 mixed toward gray.

#b6a779

#b0a47f

#aaa185

#a49e8b

#9e9b91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b483 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b6b787 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#bb8e90 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaa73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaa73]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bcaa73 (#bcaa73) is rgb(188, 170, 115) in RGB.

No, #bcaa73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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