Information about #BCA862 color

#BCA862 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA862 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 168, 98) — 73.7% red, 65.9% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 35 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sunny yellow, #BCA862 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 Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Safari (#C0A469) and Laser (#C6A95E).

The recipe behind #BCA862 is rgb(188, 168, 98), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCA862 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCA862 color variations

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

#BCA862 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 #BCA862

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

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA862
  • RGB188, 168, 98
  • CMYK0, 8, 35, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 168, 98)
  • HSL47°, 40%, 56%
  • HSL Precise46.667°, 40.179%, 56.078%
  • HSV47°, 48%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 48%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.659, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.659, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.659, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA862
  • DECIMAL ID12363874
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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