#bcb002 Color Information

#bcb002 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bcb002. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 69.0% Green, and 0.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 98.9% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 56.1°, with saturation of 97.9% and lightness of 37.3%. The decimal value for #bcb002 is 12365826, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bcb002 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bcb002 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 176, 2 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 69.0%, 0.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.310, 0.992 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.064, 0.989, 0.263 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color56.1°, 97.9%, 37.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color56.1°, 98.9%, 73.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.275, 41.746, 6.203 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color15, 188, 2 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12365826 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.696, -11.005, 72.517 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.696, 73.348, 98.629 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.696, 13.974, 76.568 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.611, -12.853, 39.536 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.431, 0.496, 41.746 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290555906 / 0xffbcb002 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9900 Copy
Last Updated: November 24, 2024

Shades of #bcb002

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bcb002, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bcb002, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181600 to #a59a02.

Tints of #bcb002

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bcb002, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, and its lightness is 37.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bcb002, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4ba22 to #f7f5df.

Tones of #bcb002

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bcb002, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 97.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bcb002, which range from #5f5f5f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #beb200 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bcb002

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bcb002! For #bcb002, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bcb002. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bcb002

This color, #bcb002, consists of 73.7% Red, 69.0% Green, and 0.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 176, Blue = 2. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bcb002 is 0% Cyan, 6.4% Magenta, 98.9% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C0.0%
G69.0%
M6.4%
B0.8%
Y98.9%
K26.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 176 2
Octal 274 260 2
Hexa #bc #b0 #02
Binary 10111100 10110000 00000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 6 98 26
Octal 0 6 142 32
Hexa #00 #06 #62 #1a
Binary 00000000 00000110 01100010 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bcb002

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bcb002 — which has hue 56.1° — its analogous colors are located at 26.1° and 86.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb002.

Triadic Colors of #bcb002

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bcb002 — which has hue 56.1° — its triadic colors are located at 56.1° and 296.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb002.

Complementary Color of #bcb002

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bcb002 — which has hue 56.1° — its complementary color is located at 236.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb002.

Split Complementary Colors of #bcb002

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bcb002 — which has hue 56.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.1° and 266.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb002.

Tetradic Colors of #bcb002

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bcb002 — which has hue 56.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 326.1°, 56.1°, 146.1°, and 236.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb002.

Monochromatic Colors of #bcb002

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bcb002, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5e5801 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #feef1f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bcb002

We want to make getting started with #bcb002 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bcb002 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bcb002 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bcb002 with other HTML elements.

#bcb002 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bcb002.
<span style="color: #bcb002;">The color of this text is #bcb002.</span>

#bcb002 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bcb002.
<div style="background-color: #bcb002; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bcb002.</div>

#bcb002 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bcb002.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bcb002;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bcb002.</span>

#bcb002 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bcb002.
<div style="border: #bcb002 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bcb002.</div>

#bcb002 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcb002 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcb002; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcb002 on a white background.</div></div>

#bcb002 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcb002 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcb002; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcb002 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bcb002 to White

This is a gradient from #bcb002 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcb002,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcb002 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bcb002 to Black

This is a gradient from #bcb002 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcb002,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcb002,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcb002 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bcb002

In addition to using #bcb002 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bcb002 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bcb002, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 176, Blue = 2). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bcb002 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bcb002
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 176, 2)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bcb002; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bcb002; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bcb002; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 176, 2);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bcb002")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:176, blue:2, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:176 blue:2 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 176f, 2f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 176, 2);
 

#bcb002 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bcb002 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bcb002 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bcb002 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bcb002 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bcb002 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bcb002 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bcb002 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text