#BCA75C#BCA75C
#BCA75C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.098 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA75C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 51.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.83, -2.23, 41.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.83, 41.33, 93.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.0071 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.098 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4908, 39.1031, 15.7487) |
| Luminance | 0.3910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.28
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.77
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.97
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.29
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA75C #5C71BC
analogous
#BC775C #BCA75C #A1BC5C
triadic
#BCA75C #5CBCA7 #A75CBC
tetradic
#BCA75C #5CBC77 #5C71BC #BC5CA1
square
#BCA75C #5CBC77 #5C71BC #BC5CA1
split-complementary
#BCA75C #5CA1BC #775CBC
monochromatic
#70612E #9B8740 #BCA75C #CEBE87 #E0D6B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA75C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#BCA75C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA75C
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA75C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA75C | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca75c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.098 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08c',
500: '#bca75c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca75c; $custom-light: #d2c08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca75c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.875,
"s": 41.739,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73054,
"c": 0.09849,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.39102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA75C
secondary
#A6AFCE
accent
#71D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D