#BCA75D#BCA75D
#BCA75D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.097 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA75D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 50.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, -2.14, 40.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 40.83, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% -0.0067 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.097 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5348, 39.1207, 15.9804) |
| Luminance | 0.3912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.19
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.75
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.83
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.22
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.55
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA75D #5D72BC
analogous
#BC775D #BCA75D #A1BC5D
triadic
#BCA75D #5DBCA7 #A75DBC
tetradic
#BCA75D #5DBC77 #5D72BC #BC5DA1
square
#BCA75D #5DBC77 #5D72BC #BC5DA1
split-complementary
#BCA75D #5DA1BC #775DBC
monochromatic
#70622E #9B8740 #BCA75D #CEBF88 #E0D6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA75D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#BCA75D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA75D
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA75D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA75D | 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)
#B5A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca75d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.097 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08c',
500: '#bca75d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca75d; $custom-light: #d2c08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca75d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.737,
"s": 41.485,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73068,
"c": 0.09746,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.39119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA75D
secondary
#A6AFCE
accent
#72D156
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D