#BCA660#BCA660
#BCA660 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.094 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA660 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 166, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 41%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 48.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.61, -1.32, 38.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.61, 38.99, 91.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.004 0.0935) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.094 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4878, 38.8099, 16.6331) |
| Luminance | 0.3881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.69
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.93
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.14
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA660 #6076BC
analogous
#BC7860 #BCA660 #A4BC60
triadic
#BCA660 #60BCA6 #A660BC
tetradic
#BCA660 #60BC78 #6076BC #BC60A4
square
#BCA660 #60BC78 #6076BC #BC60A4
split-complementary
#BCA660 #60A4BC #7860BC
monochromatic
#726230 #9D8742 #BCA660 #CEBE8B #E0D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BCA660 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#BCA660 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA660
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA660 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA660 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A45A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca660; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 166, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.094 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08e',
500: '#bca660',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca660; $custom-light: #d2c08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca660",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 166,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.652,
"s": 40.708,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72903,
"c": 0.09355,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.38808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA660
secondary
#A9B2CF
accent
#74D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D