#bcad73

Color #bcad73

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#bcad73

RGB

rgb(188, 173, 115)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 38.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.74, -3.06, 31.77)

LCH

lch(70.74, 31.92, 95.5)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0785, 95.33)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 45.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7382bc

Analogous

#bc8873

#bcad73

#a6bc73

Triadic

#bcad73

#73bcad

#ad73bc

Split-complementary

#bcad73

#73a6bc

#8873bc

Tetradic

#bcad73

#82bc73

#7382bc

#ad73bc

Square

#bcad73

#73bc88

#7382bc

#bc73a6

Shades

Color #bcad73 mixed toward black.

#ab9952

#897a41

#665c31

#443d21

#221f10

Tints

Color #bcad73 mixed toward white.

#c7bb8a

#d2c8a2

#ded6b9

#e9e4d0

#f4f1e8

Tones

Color #bcad73 mixed toward gray.

#b6a979

#b0a67f

#aaa285

#a49f8b

#9e9b91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b684 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b7b888 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bb9092 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcad73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcad73]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bcad73 (#bcad73) is rgb(188, 173, 115) in RGB.

No, #bcad73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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