Information about #BCB139 color

#BCB139 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB139 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 177, 57) — 73.7% red, 69.4% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 51 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCB139 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Warm Olive (#C7B63C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Billy T (#C1B943) and Brass (#B5A642).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 177, 57) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #BCB139 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCB139 color variations

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

#BCB139 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB139 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#706922

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Black

#000000

#BCB139 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB139 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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#BCB139 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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#703ABB
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#3A85BB
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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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#BB703A
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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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#3ABBB0
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#B03ABB
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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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#44BB3A
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#B03ABB
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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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#3ABB70
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#3A44BB
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#BB3A85
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Nearest named colors to #BCB139

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

#BCB139 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB139
  • RGB188, 177, 57
  • CMYK0, 4, 51, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 177, 57)
  • HSL55°, 53%, 48%
  • HSL Precise54.962°, 53.469%, 48.039%
  • HSV55°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB55°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.694, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.694, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.694, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCB139
  • DECIMAL ID12366137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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