#bcab2e

Color #bcab2e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcab2e

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 46)

HSL

hsl(52.8, 60.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.8, 75.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 75.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.48, -7.37, 62.16)

LCH

lch(69.48, 62.6, 96.76)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1389, 101.2)

HWB

hwb(52.8, 18%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3fbc

Analogous

#bc642e

#bcab2e

#86bc2e

Triadic

#bcab2e

#2ebcab

#ab2ebc

Split-complementary

#bcab2e

#2e86bc

#642ebc

Tetradic

#bcab2e

#3fbc2e

#2e3fbc

#ab2ebc

Square

#bcab2e

#2ebc64

#2e3fbc

#bc2e86

Shades

Color #bcab2e mixed toward black.

#9d8f26

#7d721f

#5e5617

#3f390f

#1f1d08

Tints

Color #bcab2e mixed toward white.

#d2c146

#dbcd6b

#e4da90

#ede6b5

#f6f3da

Tones

Color #bcab2e mixed toward gray.

#b0a23a

#a49946

#999052

#8d875d

#817e69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b561 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b769 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#bb797e · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcab2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcab2e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcab2e (#bcab2e) is rgb(188, 171, 46) in RGB.

No, #bcab2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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