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#BCBC72 Savannah Grass

#BCBC72 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Savannah Grass. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(188, 188, 114)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 36% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black. #BCBC72 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.57:1.

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Variations of #BCBC72

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBC72 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBC72 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBC72 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C8B975
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7B66C
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4B86F
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8B975
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4BA74
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6B3AA
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFB98F
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B9AA

#BCBC72 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#BCBC72 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.57:1 Very good#BCBC72 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBC72 in CSS

/* Savannah Grass */
.color { color: #BCBC72; }
.background { background-color: #BCBC72; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBC72; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 114);
color: hsl(60 36% 59%);
color: oklch(0.778 0.096 108.4);

#BCBC72 FAQ

What color is #BCBC72?

#BCBC72 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Savannah Grass. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBC72?

#BCBC72 is rgb(188, 188, 114) in RGB, hsl(60, 36%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 39%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBC72?

The complementary color of #BCBC72 is #7272BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBC72?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBC72: 10.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBC72 a warm or cool color?

#BCBC72 is a warm color.