Information about #BCA558 color

#BCA558 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCA558 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 165, 88) — 73.7% red, 64.7% green, 34.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 39 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #BCA558 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fleetwood (#B99E56). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 165, 88) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCA558 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #BCA558 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCA558 color variations

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

#BCA558 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 #BCA558

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

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA558
  • RGB188, 165, 88
  • CMYK0, 9, 39, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 165, 88)
  • HSL46°, 43%, 54%
  • HSL Precise46.2°, 42.735%, 54.118%
  • HSV46°, 53%, 74%
  • HSB46°, 53%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.647, 0.345)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.647, 0.345, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.647, 0.345)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA558
  • DECIMAL ID12363096
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01