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#BCAE67 Color

#BCAE67 is rgb(188, 174, 103) in RGB, hsl(50, 39%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCAE67
HEX#BCAE67
RGBrgb(188, 174, 103)
HSLhsl(50, 39%, 57%)
HSVhsv(50, 45%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.093 98.4)
LABlab(71.11% -2.07 38.19)
LCHlch(71.11% 38.24 93.10)

What #BCAE67 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCAE67, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#BCAE67 Channel Values

How #BCAE67 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 174 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 39% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 45% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 45% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCAE67 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCAE67

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCAE67; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BCAE67

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCAE67.

How #BCAE67 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCAE67
Protanopia#B0B067
Protanomaly#B5AF67
Deuteranopia#B3B366
Deuteranomaly#B7B167
Tritanopia#C2A7A7
Tritanomaly#C0AA92
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCAE67 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcae67: #BCAE67;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCAE67;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcae67': '#BCAE67' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.682, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_bcae67">#BCAE67</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCAE67"

More Yellow Colors

#BCAE67 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCAE67 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCAE67?

#BCAE67 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 174, 103) in RGB and hsl(50, 39%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #BCAE67?

#BCAE67 is rgb(188, 174, 103) — red 188, green 174, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCAE67?

#BCAE67 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCAE67 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCAE67 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCAE67 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCAE67 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.66, which is very hard to tell apart.

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