Information about #BCAF66 color

#BCAF66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCAF66 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 175, 102) — 73.7% red, 68.6% green, 40% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 34 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCAF66 presents itself as a moderately toned golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Green (#BDB369). Slightly further away sit Gimblet (#B9AD61) and Dark Khaki (#BDB76B).

The recipe behind #BCAF66 is rgb(188, 175, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCAF66 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCAF66 color variations

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

#BCAF66 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 #BCAF66

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

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAF66
  • RGB188, 175, 102
  • CMYK0, 5, 34, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 102)
  • HSL51°, 39%, 57%
  • HSL Precise50.93°, 39.091%, 56.863%
  • HSV51°, 46%, 74%
  • HSB51°, 46%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCAF66
  • DECIMAL ID12365670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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