Information about #BCB99F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BCB99F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 185, 159) — 73.7% red, 72.5% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 11 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BCB99F reads as a calm, restrained yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Fossil (#C2B89E) and Corkscrew (#BDB6A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 185, 159) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCB99F: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCB99F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCB99F color variations

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

#BCB99F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCB99F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCB99F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCB99F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCB99F 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCB99F

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

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Eighth Nullarbor color link
Eighth Nullarbor

#C2B4A0

Half Sandcastle color link
Half Sandcastle

#C2B4A1

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Eighth Colins Wicket color link
Eighth Colins Wicket

#C4B59C

#BCB99F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB99F
  • RGB188, 185, 159
  • CMYK0, 1, 11, 26
  • HSL54°, 18%, 68%
  • HSL Precise53.793°, 17.791%, 68.039%
  • HSV54°, 15%, 74%
  • HSB54°, 15%, 74%
  • HEX IDBCB99F
  • DECIMAL ID12368287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
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