#BCA72C#BCA72C
#BCA72C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.137 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA72C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 76.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.40, -5.35, 61.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.40, 62.07, 94.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0215 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.137 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0141, 38.5124, 7.9717) |
| Luminance | 0.3851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.85
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.03
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.96
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.96
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.19
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA72C #2C41BC
analogous
#BC5F2C #BCA72C #89BC2C
triadic
#BCA72C #2CBCA7 #A72CBC
tetradic
#BCA72C #2CBC5F #2C41BC #BC2C89
square
#BCA72C #2CBC5F #2C41BC #BC2C89
split-complementary
#BCA72C #2C89BC #5F2CBC
monochromatic
#594F15 #8A7B20 #BCA72C #D6C24F #E1D381
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#BCA72C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#BCA72C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA72C
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA72C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA72C | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca72c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.137 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c06f',
500: '#bca72c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca72c; $custom-light: #d4c06f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca72c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.25,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72576,
"c": 0.13694,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.38511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA72C
secondary
#7985CA
accent
#5AE543
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B