Information about #BCB162 color

#BCB162 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB162 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 177, 98) — 73.7% red, 69.4% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 35 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCB162 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow 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 practically indistinguishable from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Golden Green (#BDB369) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 177, 98)), which gives #BCB162 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCB162 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCB162 color variations

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

#BCB162 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 #BCB162

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB162
  • RGB188, 177, 98
  • CMYK0, 4, 35, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 177, 98)
  • HSL53°, 40%, 56%
  • HSL Precise52.667°, 40.179%, 56.078%
  • HSV53°, 48%, 74%
  • HSB53°, 48%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.694, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.694, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.694, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCB162
  • DECIMAL ID12366178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01