#BCA048#BCA048

#BCA048 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.112 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCA048
RGB	rgb(188, 160, 72)
HSL	hsl(46, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(46, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.75, -0.08, 48.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.75, 48.63, 90.10°)
OKLab	oklab(71.34% -0.0033 0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(71.34% 0.112 91.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.4811, 36.3027, 11.3205)
Luminance	0.3630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCA048 #4864BC

analogous

#BC6648 #BCA048 #9EBC48

triadic

#BCA048 #48BCA0 #A048BC

tetradic

#BCA048 #48BC66 #4864BC #BC489E

square

#BCA048 #48BC66 #4864BC #BC489E

split-complementary

#BCA048 #489EBC #6648BC

monochromatic

#655525 #927B35 #BCA048 #CCB775 #DDCFA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.54

#BCA048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.26

#BCA048 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCA048

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCA048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCA048	1.00	2.54	8.26	8.26
#FFFFFF	2.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B09E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B7A64C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA948D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bca048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 160, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.112 91.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3bb7e',
    500: '#bca048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bca048;
$custom-light: #d3bb7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bca048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.517,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71342,
    "c": 0.11207,
    "h": 91.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.36301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCA048

secondary

#96A3CA

accent

#72D652

background

#FDFBF7

surface

#FAF6EE

border

#D3D0C9

text

#15110A

muted

#83807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCA048

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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