#BC9D25#BC9D25
#BC9D25 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.134 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9D25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 80.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -0.28, 61.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 61.72, 90.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.43% -0.0078 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.43% 0.134 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1319, 34.9409, 6.7491) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 1.87
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.81
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.03
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.31
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9D25 #2544BC
analogous
#BC5225 #BC9D25 #90BC25
triadic
#BC9D25 #25BC9D #9D25BC
tetradic
#BC9D25 #25BC52 #2544BC #BC2590
square
#BC9D25 #25BC52 #2544BC #BC2590
split-complementary
#BC9D25 #2590BC #5225BC
monochromatic
#564811 #89721B #BC9D25 #DABB44 #E4CE77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC9D25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC9D25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9D25
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9D25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9D25 | 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)
#AF9A04
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A32D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9d25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.134 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b96b',
500: '#bc9d25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9d25; $custom-light: #d5b96b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9d25",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.682,
"s": 67.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70432,
"c": 0.13377,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.34939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9D25
secondary
#7184CC
accent
#61EA3E
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151107
muted
#83807A