#BCA756#BCA756
#BCA756 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.104 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 54%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 54.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.75, -2.75, 44.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.75, 44.26, 93.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0093 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.104 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2388, 39.0023, 14.4216) |
| Luminance | 0.3900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.90
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.81
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.82
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.83
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA756 #566BBC
analogous
#BC7456 #BCA756 #9EBC56
triadic
#BCA756 #56BCA7 #A756BC
tetradic
#BCA756 #56BC74 #566BBC #BC569E
square
#BCA756 #56BC74 #566BBC #BC569E
split-complementary
#BCA756 #569EBC #7456BC
monochromatic
#6D5F2B #98853C #BCA756 #CDBE82 #DFD5AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BCA756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#BCA756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA756
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA756 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A44F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.104 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c088',
500: '#bca756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca756; $custom-light: #d2c088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca756",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.647,
"s": 43.22,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72972,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.39001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA756
secondary
#A1AACD
accent
#6FD355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C