#BC9D2A#BC9D2A
#BC9D2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.131 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 77.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -0.09, 60.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 60.07, 90.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.46% -0.0068 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.46% 0.131 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2158, 34.9745, 7.1913) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.18
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.93
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.03
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.22
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.50
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9D2A #2A49BC
analogous
#BC542A #BC9D2A #92BC2A
triadic
#BC9D2A #2ABC9D #9D2ABC
tetradic
#BC9D2A #2ABC54 #2A49BC #BC2A92
square
#BC9D2A #2ABC54 #2A49BC #BC2A92
split-complementary
#BC9D2A #2A92BC #542ABC
monochromatic
#584914 #8A731F #BC9D2A #D7BA4C #E2CD7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BC9D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BC9D2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9D2A
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9D2A | 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)
#AF9A12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A331
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.131 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b96d',
500: '#bc9d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9d2a; $custom-light: #d4b96d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.26,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70461,
"c": 0.13122,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.34972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9D2A
secondary
#7789CB
accent
#64E741
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151107
muted
#83807A