Information about #BCB65C color

#BCB65C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BCB65C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(188, 182, 92) (73.7% red, 71.4% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 38 / 26 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid yellow, #BCB65C carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Olive Green (#B5B35C). Slightly further away sit Vegas Gold (#C5B358) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 182, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCB65C: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #BCB65C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCB65C color variations

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

#BCB65C 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 #BCB65C

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

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB65C
  • RGB188, 182, 92
  • CMYK0, 2, 38, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 182, 92)
  • HSL56°, 42%, 55%
  • HSL Precise56.25°, 41.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV56°, 51%, 74%
  • HSB56°, 51%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.714, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.714, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.714, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCB65C
  • DECIMAL ID12367452
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01