#bcb667 Color Information

#bcb667 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 #bcb667, and its official name is Motherland. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 71.4% Green, and 40.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.2% Magenta, 45.2% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 55.8°, with saturation of 38.8% and lightness of 57.1%. The decimal value for #bcb667 is 12367463, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bcb667 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#bcb667 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorMotherland Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 182, 103 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 71.4%, 40.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.286, 0.596 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.032, 0.452, 0.263 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color55.8°, 38.8%, 57.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color55.8°, 45.2%, 73.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.915, 45.127, 19.439 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color109, 188, 103 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12367463 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.975, -9.084, 40.790 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.975, 41.789, 102.555 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.975, 7.722, 52.772 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.176, -11.496, 29.867 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.382, 0.432, 45.127 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290557543 / 0xffbcb667 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Shades of #bcb667

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bcb667, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, and its lightness is 57.1%. 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 #bcb667, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18170d to #a59f5a.

Tints of #bcb667

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bcb667, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, and its lightness is 57.1%. 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 #bcb667, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4bf7a to #f7f6ec.

Tones of #bcb667

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bcb667, its pure hue is 55.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, 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 #bcb667, which range from #929292 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff024 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bcb667

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bcb667! For #bcb667, 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, #bcb667. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bcb667

This color, #bcb667, consists of 73.7% Red, 71.4% Green, and 40.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 182, Blue = 103. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bcb667 is 0% Cyan, 3.2% Magenta, 45.2% Yellow, and 26.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C0.0%
G71.4%
M3.2%
B40.4%
Y45.2%
K26.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 182 103
Octal 274 266 147
Hexa #bc #b6 #67
Binary 10111100 10110110 01100111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 45 26
Octal 0 3 55 32
Hexa #00 #03 #2d #1a
Binary 00000000 00000011 00101101 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bcb667

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bcb667 — which has hue 55.8° — its analogous colors are located at 25.8° and 85.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb667.

Triadic Colors of #bcb667

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 #bcb667 — which has hue 55.8° — its triadic colors are located at 55.8° and 295.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb667.

Complementary Color of #bcb667

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bcb667 — which has hue 55.8° — its complementary color is located at 235.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb667.

Split Complementary Colors of #bcb667

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 #bcb667 — which has hue 55.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.8° and 265.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb667.

Tetradic Colors of #bcb667

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 #bcb667 — which has hue 55.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 325.8°, 55.8°, 145.8°, and 235.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bcb667.

Monochromatic Colors of #bcb667

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bcb667, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6c6a49 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e8e4a8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bcb667

We want to make getting started with #bcb667 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bcb667 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bcb667 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 #bcb667 with other HTML elements.

#bcb667 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bcb667.
<span style="color: #bcb667;">The color of this text is #bcb667.</span>

#bcb667 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bcb667.
<div style="background-color: #bcb667; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bcb667.</div>

#bcb667 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bcb667.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bcb667;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bcb667.</span>

#bcb667 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bcb667.
<div style="border: #bcb667 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bcb667.</div>

#bcb667 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcb667 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcb667; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcb667 on a white background.</div></div>

#bcb667 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bcb667 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bcb667; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bcb667 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bcb667 to White

This is a gradient from #bcb667 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcb667,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcb667 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bcb667 to Black

This is a gradient from #bcb667 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bcb667,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bcb667,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bcb667 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bcb667

In addition to using #bcb667 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 #bcb667 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bcb667, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 182, Blue = 103). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bcb667 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 #bcb667
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 182, 103)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bcb667; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bcb667; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bcb667; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 182, 103);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bcb667")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:182, blue:103, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:182 blue:103 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 182f, 103f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 182, 103);
 

#bcb667 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bcb667 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bcb667 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bcb667 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bcb667 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 #bcb667 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 #bcb667 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 #bcb667 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 2.1:1 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