#BCA747#BCA747
#BCA747 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.118 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA747 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, -3.89, 51.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 51.28, 94.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.0144 0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.118 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6966, 38.7854, 11.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.3878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.66
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.71
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.30
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.33
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA747 #475CBC
analogous
#BC6C47 #BCA747 #96BC47
triadic
#BCA747 #47BCA7 #A747BC
tetradic
#BCA747 #47BC6C #475CBC #BC4796
square
#BCA747 #47BC6C #475CBC #BC4796
split-complementary
#BCA747 #4796BC #6C47BC
monochromatic
#645924 #918035 #BCA747 #CCBC74 #DDD2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#BCA747 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#BCA747 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA747
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA747 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA747 | 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)
#B6A33C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca747; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.118 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c07e',
500: '#bca747',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca747; $custom-light: #d3c07e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca747",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.231,
"s": 46.614,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72797,
"c": 0.1181,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.38784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA747
secondary
#959FC9
accent
#69D652
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C