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#BCB60B Color

#BCB60B is rgb(188, 182, 11) in RGB, hsl(58, 89%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 94%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB60B
HEX#BCB60B
RGBrgb(188, 182, 11)
HSLhsl(58, 89%, 39%)
HSVhsv(58, 94%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 94%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.161 107.3)
LABlab(72.72% -9.55 71.97)
LCHlch(72.72% 72.60 97.56)

What #BCB60B 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 #BCB60B, 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.

#BCB60B Channel Values

How #BCB60B 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 182 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 89% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 94% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 94% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB60B 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCB60B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB60B; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BCB60B

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB60B.

How #BCB60B 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#BCB60B
Protanopia#B7B70A
Protanomaly#B9B70B
Deuteranopia#B8B808
Deuteranomaly#BAB709
Tritanopia#C6ABAB
Tritanomaly#C2B088
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB60B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb60b: #BCB60B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB60B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb60b': '#BCB60B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.714, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb60b">#BCB60B</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB60B"

More Yellow Colors

#BCB60B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCB60B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB60B?

#BCB60B is a dark yellow — rgb(188, 182, 11) in RGB and hsl(58, 89%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.45.

What is the RGB value of #BCB60B?

#BCB60B is rgb(188, 182, 11) — red 188, green 182, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB60B?

#BCB60B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 94%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB60B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB60B scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB60B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB60B 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 22.05, which is visibly different.

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