Information about #BCAF38 color

#BCAF38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCAF38 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 175, 56) — 73.7% red, 68.6% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 52 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #BCAF38 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Warm Olive (#C7B63C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Karma (#B6A237) and Brass (#B5A642).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 175, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCAF38 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCAF38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCAF38 color variations

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

#BCAF38 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 #BCAF38

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCAF38
  • RGB188, 175, 56
  • CMYK0, 5, 52, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 175, 56)
  • HSL54°, 54%, 48%
  • HSL Precise54.091°, 54.098%, 47.843%
  • HSV54°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB54°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.686, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.686, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.686, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCAF38
  • DECIMAL ID12365624
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01