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#BCBC71 Color

#BCBC71 is rgb(188, 188, 113) in RGB, hsl(60, 36%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 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 3.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCBC71
HEX#BCBC71
RGBrgb(188, 188, 113)
HSLhsl(60, 36%, 59%)
HSVhsv(60, 40%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.097 108.5)
LABlab(74.98% -8.20 37.87)
LCHlch(74.98% 38.75 102.22)

What #BCBC71 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 #BCBC71, 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.

#BCBC71 Channel Values

How #BCBC71 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 188 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 36% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 40% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCBC71 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCBC71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCBC71; 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 #BCBC71

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 #BCBC71.

How #BCBC71 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#BCBC71
Protanopia#BCBC71
Protanomaly#BCBC71
Deuteranopia#BCBC71
Deuteranomaly#BCBC71
Tritanopia#C3B5B5
Tritanomaly#C0B89E
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCBC71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcbc71: #BCBC71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCBC71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcbc71': '#BCBC71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.737, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_bcbc71">#BCBC71</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCBC71"

More Yellow Colors

#BCBC71 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCBC71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCBC71?

#BCBC71 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(188, 188, 113) in RGB and hsl(60, 36%, 59%) 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 3.07.

What is the RGB value of #BCBC71?

#BCBC71 is rgb(188, 188, 113) — red 188, green 188, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCBC71?

#BCBC71 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 40%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCBC71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCBC71 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCBC71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCBC71 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 3.07, which is very hard to tell apart.

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