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#BCBC56

#bcbc56 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbc56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.4733

Complementary

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #5656bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #5689bc
  3. #8956bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8956
  2. #bcbc56
  3. #89bc56

Triadic

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #56bcbc
  3. #bc56bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #56bc56
  3. #5656bc
  4. #bc56bc

Square

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #56bc89
  3. #5656bc
  4. #bc5689

Monochromatic

  1. #575722
  2. #8d8d38
  3. #bcbc56
  4. #d2d28d
  5. #e7e7c4

Shades

#bcbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #a9a94d
  3. #969645
  4. #84843c
  5. #717134
  6. #5e5e2b
  7. #4b4b22
  8. #38381a
  9. #262611
  10. #131309
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #c3c367
  3. #c9c978
  4. #d0d089
  5. #d7d79a
  6. #dedeab
  7. #e4e4bb
  8. #ebebcc
  9. #f2f2dd
  10. #f8f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc56
  2. #b6b65a
  3. #b0b05e
  4. #aaaa63
  5. #a4a467
  6. #9e9e6b
  7. #98986f
  8. #929273
  9. #8c8c78
  10. #86867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b99a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b54c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb95b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b850 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ba59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc56 {
  color: #bcbc56;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc56 {
  background-color: #bcbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc56, #89bc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.43 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.04 #4343a9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbc56  rgb(188, 188, 86)  hsl(60, 43%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5656bc  rgb(86, 86, 188)  hsl(240, 43%, 54%)  Iris
#56bcbc  rgb(86, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 43%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bc56bc  rgb(188, 86, 188)  hsl(300, 43%, 54%)  Medium Orchid