#BC9D23#BC9D23
#BC9D23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.135 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9D23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -0.34, 62.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 62.33, 90.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0082 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.135 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1013, 34.9287, 6.5882) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 1.77
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.68
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.78
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 2.98
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.26
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9D23 #2342BC
analogous
#BC5023 #BC9D23 #8EBC23
triadic
#BC9D23 #23BC9D #9D23BC
tetradic
#BC9D23 #23BC50 #2342BC #BC238E
square
#BC9D23 #23BC50 #2342BC #BC238E
split-complementary
#BC9D23 #238EBC #5023BC
monochromatic
#554710 #887219 #BC9D23 #DCBC41 #E5CE74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC9D23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC9D23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9D23
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9D23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9D23 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A32C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9d23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.135 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b96a',
500: '#bc9d23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9d23; $custom-light: #d5b96a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9d23",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.843,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70422,
"c": 0.1347,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.34927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9D23
secondary
#6F82CC
accent
#60EB3C
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151107
muted
#83807A