#BCA75F#BCA75F
#BCA75F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.095 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA75F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.86, -1.95, 39.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.86, 39.84, 92.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.1% -0.006 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.1% 0.095 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6245, 39.1566, 16.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.3916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.04
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.75
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA75F #5F74BC
analogous
#BC795F #BCA75F #A2BC5F
triadic
#BCA75F #5FBCA7 #A75FBC
tetradic
#BCA75F #5FBC79 #5F74BC #BC5FA2
square
#BCA75F #5FBC79 #5F74BC #BC5FA2
split-complementary
#BCA75F #5FA2BC #795FBC
monochromatic
#71622F #9C8841 #BCA75F #CEBF8A #E0D6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BCA75F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#BCA75F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA75F
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA75F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA75F | 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)
#B5A459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca75f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.095 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c08e',
500: '#bca75f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca75f; $custom-light: #d2c08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca75f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.452,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73097,
"c": 0.09539,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.39155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA75F
secondary
#A8B1CF
accent
#72D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D