Information about #BCAF50 color

#BCAF50 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCAF50 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 175, 80) — 73.7% red, 68.6% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 42 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCAF50 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sundance (#C4AA4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vegas Gold (#C5B358) and Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 175, 80)), which gives #BCAF50 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCAF50: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #BCAF50 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCAF50 color variations

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

#BCAF50 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAF50 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAF50 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAF50 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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#BCAF50 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 #BCAF50

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

#BCAF50 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAF50
  • RGB188, 175, 80
  • CMYK0, 5, 42, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 80)
  • HSL53°, 45%, 53%
  • HSL Precise52.778°, 44.628%, 52.549%
  • HSV53°, 57%, 74%
  • HSB53°, 57%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCAF50
  • DECIMAL ID12365648
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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