Information about #BCA814 color

#BCA814 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCA814 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 168, 20) (73.7% red, 65.9% green, 7.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 66 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BCA814 is a strongly colored golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Slightly further away sit Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 168, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCA814 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCA814 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCA814 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 #BCA814

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA814
  • RGB188, 168, 20
  • CMYK0, 8, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 168, 20)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise52.857°, 80.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV53°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB53°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.659, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.659, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.659, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCA814
  • DECIMAL ID12363796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01