Information about #BCA915 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BCA915 presents itself as a vivid, lively sunny yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Nearby in the Register you will also find Earls Green (#B8A722) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 169, 21)), which gives #BCA915 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BCA915 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCA915 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BCA915 color variations
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#BCA915 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCA915 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCA915 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCA915 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCA915 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BCA915 color
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Nearest named colors to #BCA915
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C7A317
#B8A722
#BD9B16
#BC9B1B
#BFAC05
#BF9B0C
#C6AA24
#BDA928
#C2B709
#CCA01D
#C2BE0E
#C9B003
#BCA915 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCA915
- RGB188, 169, 21
- CMYK0, 7, 65, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 169, 21)
- HSL53°, 80%, 41%
- HSL Precise53.174°, 79.904%, 40.98%
- HSV53°, 89%, 74%
- HSB53°, 89%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.663, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.663, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.663, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBCA915
- DECIMAL ID12364053
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
