#BCA663#BCA663
#BCA663 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.090 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA663 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 166, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 47%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 47.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.65, -1.03, 37.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.65, 37.49, 91.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% -0.0029 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.09 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6285, 38.8662, 17.3745) |
| Luminance | 0.3886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.82
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.78
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA663 #6379BC
analogous
#BC7A63 #BCA663 #A6BC63
triadic
#BCA663 #63BCA6 #A663BC
tetradic
#BCA663 #63BC7A #6379BC #BC63A6
square
#BCA663 #63BC7A #6379BC #BC63A6
split-complementary
#BCA663 #63A6BC #7A63BC
monochromatic
#736331 #9E8844 #BCA663 #CEBE8E #E1D7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BCA663 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#BCA663 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA663
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA663 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA663 | 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)
#B3A45E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca663; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 166, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.090 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c090',
500: '#bca663',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca663; $custom-light: #d2c090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca663",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 166,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.169,
"s": 39.91,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72948,
"c": 0.09038,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.38865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA663
secondary
#ABB4D0
accent
#76D058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120D
muted
#83817D