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#bcba2d

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

RGB
188, 186, 45
HSL
59°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
0, 1, 76, 26
Luminance
0.4600

Every format

HEX#bcba2d
RGBrgb(188, 186, 45)
HSLhsl(59, 61%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 76%, 26%)
LABlab(73.5 -15.2 66.3)
LCHlch(73.5 68.0 102.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.767 0.153 108.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcba2d;
background-color: #bcba2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcba2d] bg-[#bcba2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcba2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.729, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcba2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcba2d on white: 2.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcba2d on black: 10.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green72.9%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.1%
Yellow76.1%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bcba2d text on a black background

contrast 10.20:1

Card sample

#bcba2d text on a white background

contrast 2.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcba2d;
Background color
Panel with #bcba2d background
background-color: #bcba2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcba2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 186, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 186, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcba2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcba2d, #5FBC2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcba2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bcba2d in the Color Lab