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Hex #bcb740
#bcb740 is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #bcb740 color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#bcb740 Conversion table
Category |
yellow (light yellow) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#bcb740 copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 188 G 183 B 64 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 57.58 S 0.49 L 0.49 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 2% Y 49% K 26% |
| Usage of yellow | The color #bcb740 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#bcb740 Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#bcb740 to RGB conversion
| Red | 188 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 183 |
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| Blue | 64 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(188,
183,
64); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(188,
183,
64); // for css background-color
#bcb740 to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 1.96 % | 48.63 % | 26.27 % |
#bcb740 to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 57.581 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(57.6,
49%,
49%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #bcb740
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage for headings: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage as fill color: | recommended |
| Usage for buttons: | watch out for enough contrast |
As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #bcb740
Tints and Shades of #bcb740
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Shades of #bcb740 |
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #bcb740
This shows how text with the hex-color #bcb740 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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Yellow Webdesign Color Scheme based on #bcb740
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