Information about #BCAE5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BCAE5C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 174, 92) — 73.7% red, 68.2% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 38 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCAE5C is a clearly saturated golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Vegas Gold (#C5B358).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 174, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCAE5C: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCAE5C color variations

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

#BCAE5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAE5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAE5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAE5C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCAE5C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCAE5C

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

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

#BCAE5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAE5C
  • RGB188, 174, 92
  • CMYK0, 5, 38, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 174, 92)
  • HSL51°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise51.25°, 41.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV51°, 51%, 74%
  • HSB51°, 51%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.682, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.682, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.682, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCAE5C
  • DECIMAL ID12365404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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