#BCA75A#BCA75A
#BCA75A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.101 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA75A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.80, -2.41, 42.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.80, 42.31, 93.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.0078 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.101 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4045, 39.0685, 15.2943) |
| Luminance | 0.3907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.82
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.25
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.46
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA75A #5A6FBC
analogous
#BC765A #BCA75A #A0BC5A
triadic
#BCA75A #5ABCA7 #A75ABC
tetradic
#BCA75A #5ABC76 #5A6FBC #BC5AA0
square
#BCA75A #5ABC76 #5A6FBC #BC5AA0
split-complementary
#BCA75A #5AA0BC #765ABC
monochromatic
#6F612D #9A873F #BCA75A #CEBE86 #DFD5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA75A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#BCA75A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA75A
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA75A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA75A | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca75a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.101 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08a',
500: '#bca75a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca75a; $custom-light: #d2c08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca75a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73026,
"c": 0.10051,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.39067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA75A
secondary
#A4ADCE
accent
#70D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D