#BCA75E#BCA75E
#BCA75E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.096 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.85, -2.05, 40.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.85, 40.34, 92.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% -0.0063 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.096 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5793, 39.1385, 16.2152) |
| Luminance | 0.3914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.11
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.75
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.69
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.14
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.53
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA75E #5E73BC
analogous
#BC785E #BCA75E #A2BC5E
triadic
#BCA75E #5EBCA7 #A75EBC
tetradic
#BCA75E #5EBC78 #5E73BC #BC5EA2
square
#BCA75E #5EBC78 #5E73BC #BC5EA2
split-complementary
#BCA75E #5EA2BC #785EBC
monochromatic
#71622F #9C8841 #BCA75E #CEBF89 #E0D6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#BCA75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA75E
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA75E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.096 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08d',
500: '#bca75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca75e; $custom-light: #d2c08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.596,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73082,
"c": 0.09643,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.39137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA75E
secondary
#A7B0CF
accent
#72D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D