Information about #BCA75A color

#BCA75A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCA75A falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 167, 90) — 73.7% red, 65.5% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 38 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCA75A is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151).

The recipe behind #BCA75A is rgb(188, 167, 90), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCA75A: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCA75A color variations

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#BCA75A 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 #BCA75A

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA75A
  • RGB188, 167, 90
  • CMYK0, 8, 38, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 167, 90)
  • HSL47°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise47.143°, 42.241%, 54.51%
  • HSV47°, 52%, 74%
  • HSB47°, 52%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.655, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.655, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.655, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA75A
  • DECIMAL ID12363610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01