Information about #BCDB33 color

#BCDB33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCDB33 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 219, 51) — 73.7% red, 85.9% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 66 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCDB33 is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fuego (#C2D62E). Slightly further away sit Las Palmas (#C6DA36) and Spritzer (#C2E225).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(188, 219, 51)), which gives #BCDB33 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. #BCDB33 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCDB33 color variations

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

#BCDB33 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 #BCDB33

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

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCDB33
  • RGB188, 219, 51
  • CMYK12, 0, 66, 14
  • CSSrgb(188, 219, 51)
  • HSL71°, 70%, 53%
  • HSL Precise71.071°, 70%, 52.941%
  • HSV71°, 77%, 86%
  • HSB71°, 77%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.859, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.859, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.859, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCDB33
  • DECIMAL ID12376883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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