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#bcaf49

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
188, 175, 73
HSL
53°, 46%, 51%
CMYK
0, 7, 61, 26
Luminance
0.4183

Every format

HEX#bcaf49
RGBrgb(188, 175, 73)
HSLhsl(53, 46%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 61%, 26%)
LABlab(70.8 -8.0 52.6)
LCHlch(70.8 53.2 98.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.745 0.123 102.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcaf49;
background-color: #bcaf49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcaf49] bg-[#bcaf49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcaf49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.686, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcaf49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcaf49 on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcaf49 on black: 9.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green68.6%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta6.9%
Yellow61.2%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bcaf49 text on a black background

contrast 9.37:1

Card sample

#bcaf49 text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcaf49;
Background color
Panel with #bcaf49 background
background-color: #bcaf49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcaf49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 175, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 175, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcaf49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaf49, #7CBC49);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcaf49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcaf49 in the Color Lab