#BCA939#BCA939
#BCA939 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.130 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA939 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.01, -5.80, 57.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.01, 57.88, 95.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.0214 0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.13 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6672, 39.3644, 9.5895) |
| Luminance | 0.3936 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.69
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.76
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.59
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.75
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.92
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA939 #394CBC
analogous
#BC6839 #BCA939 #8DBC39
triadic
#BCA939 #39BCA9 #A939BC
tetradic
#BCA939 #39BC68 #394CBC #BC398D
square
#BCA939 #39BC68 #394CBC #BC398D
split-complementary
#BCA939 #398DBC #6839BC
monochromatic
#5E551D #8D7F2B #BCA939 #D0C063 #DED392
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BCA939 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#BCA939 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA939
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA939 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA939 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A429
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca939; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.130 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c276',
500: '#bca939',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca939; $custom-light: #d4c276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca939",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.298,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73092,
"c": 0.13044,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.39363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA939
secondary
#8891C9
accent
#60DD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B