Information about #BCA85C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BCA85C is a confidently colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gimblet (#B9AD61). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Laser (#C6A95E) and Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E).
The recipe behind #BCA85C is rgb(188, 168, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BCA85C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BCA85C color variations
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#BCA85C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCA85C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCA85C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCA85C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCA85C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BCA85C color
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Nearest named colors to #BCA85C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B9AD61
#C6A95E
#BE9D5E
#B99E56
#C49E5B
#B5B35C
#BBA151
#C09B59
#C0A469
#C5B358
#C39D64
#B79E67
#BCA85C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCA85C
- RGB188, 168, 92
- CMYK0, 8, 38, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 168, 92)
- HSL48°, 42%, 55%
- HSL Precise47.5°, 41.739%, 54.902%
- HSV48°, 51%, 74%
- HSB48°, 51%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.659, 0.361)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.659, 0.361, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.659, 0.361)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBCA85C
- DECIMAL ID12363868
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
