Information about #BCBE5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BCBE5B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 190, 91) — 73.7% red, 74.5% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 39 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #BCBE5B feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Vermont (#B2BE61). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Wild Willow (#BECA60).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(188, 190, 91)), which gives #BCBE5B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCBE5B: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCBE5B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCBE5B color variations

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

#BCBE5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCBE5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCBE5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCBE5B 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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#BCBE5B 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 #BCBE5B

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

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

#BCBE5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCBE5B
  • RGB188, 190, 91
  • CMYK1, 0, 39, 25
  • CSSrgb(188, 190, 91)
  • HSL61°, 43%, 55%
  • HSL Precise61.212°, 43.231%, 55.098%
  • HSV61°, 52%, 75%
  • HSB61°, 52%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.745, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.745, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.745, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBCBE5B
  • DECIMAL ID12369499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers325 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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