What color is #BCCB08?

#BCCB08 is a vivid yellow known as Cheerly Kiwi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheerly Kiwi?

The RGB value is 188, 203, 8: 188 red, 203 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheerly Kiwi?

The complementary color is #1708CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCCB08?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheerly Kiwi color: hex code #BCCB08

#BCCB08 rgb(188, 203, 8)

Shades of yellow

Cheerly Kiwi has the hex code #BCCB08. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 79.6% green and 3.1% blue (188, 203, 8).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 92% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

Cheerly Kiwi (#BCCB08) color codes

HEX	`#BCCB08`
RGB	`rgb(188, 203, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 79.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 92%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 96%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 96%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, -24.44, 77.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 81.18, 107.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.14, 53.422, 8.321)`
Decimal	`12372744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheerly Kiwi, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCCB08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCCB08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCCB08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bccb08; }
.text { color: #bccb08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bccb08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 203 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bccb08, #5bcb08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #BCCB08 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BCCB08?: #BCCB08 is a vivid yellow known as Cheerly Kiwi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheerly Kiwi?: The RGB value is 188, 203, 8: 188 red, 203 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheerly Kiwi?: The complementary color is #1708CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCCB08?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.