What color is #BCA82A?

#BCA82A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA82A?

The RGB value is 188, 168, 42: 188 red, 168 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA82A?

The complementary color is #2A3EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA82A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA82A color

#BCA82A rgb(188, 168, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCA82A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.9% green and 16.5% blue (188, 168, 42).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 63% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 78% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Greenfinch (#BDA928), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#BCA82A color codes

HEX	`#BCA82A`
RGB	`rgb(188, 168, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 63%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 78%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 78%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, -5.95, 62.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 63.03, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.161, 38.866, 7.84)`
Decimal	`12363818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA82A, 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 #BCA82A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA82A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #BCA82A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca82a; }
.text { color: #bca82a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca82a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 168 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca82a, #87bc2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #BCA82A?: #BCA82A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Greenfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA82A?: The RGB value is 188, 168, 42: 188 red, 168 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA82A?: The complementary color is #2A3EBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA82A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.