Information about #BCAF31 color

#BCAF31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCAF31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 175, 49) — 73.7% red, 68.6% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 55 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCAF31 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Greenfinch (#BDA928). Slightly further away sit Karma (#B6A237) and Warm Olive (#C7B63C).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 175, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #BCAF31 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCAF31 color variations

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

#BCAF31 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAF31 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAF31 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAF31 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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#BCAF31 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 #BCAF31

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

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

#BCAF31 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAF31
  • RGB188, 175, 49
  • CMYK0, 5, 55, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 49)
  • HSL54°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise54.388°, 58.65%, 46.471%
  • HSV54°, 74%, 74%
  • HSB54°, 74%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCAF31
  • DECIMAL ID12365617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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