#bcbf2b

Color #bcbf2b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 20.37 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbf2b

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 43)

HSL

hsl(61.2, 63.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.2, 77.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 77.5%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.91, -17.74, 68.1)

LCH

lch(74.91, 70.37, 104.6)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.1587, 110.78)

HWB

hwb(61.2, 16.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e2bbf

Analogous

#bf782b

#bcbf2b

#72bf2b

Triadic

#bcbf2b

#2bbcbf

#bf2bbc

Split-complementary

#bcbf2b

#2b72bf

#782bbf

Tetradic

#bcbf2b

#2bbf2e

#2e2bbf

#bf2bbc

Square

#bcbf2b

#2bbf78

#2e2bbf

#bf2b72

Shades

Color #bcbf2b mixed toward black.

#9d9f24

#7d7f1d

#5e6016

#3f400e

#1f2007

Tints

Color #bcbf2b mixed toward white.

#d2d543

#dbdd69

#e4e68e

#edeeb4

#f6f7d9

Tones

Color #bcbf2b mixed toward gray.

#b0b337

#a4a644

#999a50

#8d8e5c

#818169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd6a · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbd74 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#bc868b · ΔE 43.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 27.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbf2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbf2b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbf2b (#bcbf2b) is rgb(188, 191, 43) in RGB.

No, #bcbf2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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