#bcc257

Color #bcc257

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcc257

RGB

rgb(188, 194, 87)

HSL

hsl(63.4, 46.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.4, 55.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 55.2%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(76.05, -16.67, 52.16)

LCH

lch(76.05, 54.76, 107.72)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.1309, 111.98)

HWB

hwb(63.4, 34.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d57c2

Analogous

#c29357

#bcc257

#86c257

Triadic

#bcc257

#57bcc2

#c257bc

Split-complementary

#bcc257

#5786c2

#9357c2

Tetradic

#bcc257

#57c25d

#5d57c2

#c257bc

Square

#bcc257

#57c293

#5d57c2

#c25786

Shades

Color #bcc257 mixed toward black.

#a6ac3e

#848932

#636725

#424519

#21220c

Tints

Color #bcc257 mixed toward white.

#c7cc73

#d2d68f

#dde0ab

#e9ebc7

#f4f5e3

Tones

Color #bcc257 mixed toward gray.

#b4b960

#acb069

#a4a772

#9c9e7b

#949584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbf7c · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#bebe83 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#bc9296 · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcc257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcc257]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcc257 (#bcc257) is rgb(188, 194, 87) in RGB.

No, #bcc257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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