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Information about #BCA75B color

#BCA75B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA75B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 167, 91) — 73.7% red, 65.5% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 38 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BCA75B presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Laser (#C6A95E) and Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 167, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCA75B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCA75B color variations

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

#BCA75B 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 #BCA75B

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA75B
  • RGB188, 167, 91
  • CMYK0, 8, 38, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 167, 91)
  • HSL47°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise47.01°, 41.991%, 54.706%
  • HSV47°, 52%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 52%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.655, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.655, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.655, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA75B
  • DECIMAL ID12363611
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01