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#bcb430

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

RGB
188, 180, 48
HSL
57°, 59%, 46%
CMYK
0, 4, 75, 26
Luminance
0.4355

Every format

HEX#bcb430
RGBrgb(188, 180, 48)
HSLhsl(57, 59%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 75%, 26%)
LABlab(71.9 -12.0 63.8)
LCHlch(71.9 64.9 100.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.754 0.146 105.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcb430;
background-color: #bcb430;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcb430] bg-[#bcb430]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcb430;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.706, blue: 0.188)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcb430")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcb430 on white: 2.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcb430 on black: 9.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green70.6%
Blue18.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta4.3%
Yellow74.5%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bcb430 text on a black background

contrast 9.71:1

Card sample

#bcb430 text on a white background

contrast 2.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcb430;
Background color
Panel with #bcb430 background
background-color: #bcb430;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcb430;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 180, 48, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 180, 48, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcb430;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb430, #67BC30);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcb430

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcb430 in the Color Lab