Information about #BCA553 color

#BCA553 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA553 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 165, 83) — 73.7% red, 64.7% green, 32.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 41 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #BCA553 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Sundance (#C4AA4D).

The recipe behind #BCA553 is rgb(188, 165, 83), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #BCA553 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCA553 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCA553 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCA553

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA553
  • RGB188, 165, 83
  • CMYK0, 9, 41, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 165, 83)
  • HSL47°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise46.857°, 43.933%, 53.137%
  • HSV47°, 56%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 56%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.647, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.647, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.647, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA553
  • DECIMAL ID12363091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01