What color is #BCC543?

#BCC543 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCC543?

The RGB value is 188, 197, 67: 188 red, 197 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCC543?

The complementary color is #4C43C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCC543?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCC543 color

#BCC543 rgb(188, 197, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BCC543 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 77.3% green and 26.3% blue (188, 197, 67).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 53% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BCC543 color codes

HEX	`#BCC543`
RGB	`rgb(188, 197, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 77.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 53%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 66%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 66%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, -19.57, 61.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 64.48, 107.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.72, 51.03, 12.961)`
Decimal	`12371267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCC543, 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 #BCC543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCC543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BCC543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcc543; }
.text { color: #bcc543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcc543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 197 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcc543, #7bc543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #BCC543?: #BCC543 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCC543?: The RGB value is 188, 197, 67: 188 red, 197 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCC543?: The complementary color is #4C43C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCC543?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.