#BCA662#BCA662
#BCA662 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.091 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA662 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 166, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 47.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, -1.13, 37.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 37.99, 91.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.93% -0.0033 0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.93% 0.091 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5810, 38.8472, 17.1243) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.77
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.04
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA662 #6278BC
analogous
#BC7962 #BCA662 #A5BC62
triadic
#BCA662 #62BCA6 #A662BC
tetradic
#BCA662 #62BC79 #6278BC #BC62A5
square
#BCA662 #62BC79 #6278BC #BC62A5
split-complementary
#BCA662 #62A5BC #7962BC
monochromatic
#736331 #9E8743 #BCA662 #CEBE8D #E1D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BCA662 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#BCA662 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA662
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA662 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA662 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A45C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca662; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 166, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.091 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c090',
500: '#bca662',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca662; $custom-light: #d2c090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca662",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 166,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.333,
"s": 40.179,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72933,
"c": 0.09144,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.38846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA662
secondary
#AAB3CF
accent
#75D058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D