Information about #BCB18A color

#BCB18A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB18A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 177, 138) — 73.7% red, 69.4% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 20 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCB18A is a mildly saturated yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Putty (#BEAE8A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C) and Coriander (#BBB58D).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 177, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCB18A color variations

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

#BCB18A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB18A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCB18A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB18A 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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#BCB18A 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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#8ABCB1
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#B18ABC
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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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#BC8AAE
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Nearest named colors to #BCB18A

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

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

#BCB18A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB18A
  • RGB188, 177, 138
  • CMYK0, 4, 20, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 177, 138)
  • HSL47°, 27%, 64%
  • HSL Precise46.8°, 27.174%, 63.922%
  • HSV47°, 27%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 27%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.694, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.694, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.694, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCB18A
  • DECIMAL ID12366218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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