#BCA14F#BCA14F
#BCA14F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.107 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA14F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 58%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, -0.10, 45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 45.66, 90.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.63% -0.0025 0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.63% 0.107 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8967, 36.7474, 12.6505) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.25
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.06
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.81
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.16
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA14F #4F6ABC
analogous
#BC6B4F #BCA14F #A0BC4F
triadic
#BCA14F #4FBCA1 #A14FBC
tetradic
#BCA14F #4FBC6B #4F6ABC #BC4FA0
square
#BCA14F #4FBC6B #4F6ABC #BC4FA0
split-complementary
#BCA14F #4FA0BC #6B4FBC
monochromatic
#695928 #957E39 #BCA14F #CDB97B #DED0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BCA14F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#BCA14F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA14F
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA14F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA14F | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA968E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca14f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.107 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3bc83',
500: '#bca14f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca14f; $custom-light: #d3bc83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca14f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.138,
"s": 44.856,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71631,
"c": 0.10655,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.36746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA14F
secondary
#9CA7CB
accent
#73D553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C