Information about #BCAF79 color

#BCAF79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCAF79 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 175, 121) — 73.7% red, 68.6% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 26 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced yellow, #BCAF79 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Misty Moss (#BBB477). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 175, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCAF79: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCAF79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCAF79 color variations

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

#BCAF79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCAF79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCAF79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCAF79 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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#BCAF79 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 #BCAF79

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

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Light French Beige color link
Light French Beige

#C8AD7F

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Canterbury Clay color link
Canterbury Clay

#C6AE83

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

#BCAF79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAF79
  • RGB188, 175, 121
  • CMYK0, 5, 26, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 121)
  • HSL48°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise48.358°, 33.333%, 60.588%
  • HSV48°, 36%, 74%
  • HSB48°, 36%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCAF79
  • DECIMAL ID12365689
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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