#BCA968#BCA968
#BCA968 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.087 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA968 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 39%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 45%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 44.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.52, -2.13, 35.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.52, 36.03, 93.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.0056 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.087 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4267, 40.0682, 18.8565) |
| Luminance | 0.4007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.82
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.87
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA968 #687BBC
analogous
#BC7F68 #BCA968 #A5BC68
triadic
#BCA968 #68BCA9 #A968BC
tetradic
#BCA968 #68BC7F #687BBC #BC68A5
square
#BCA968 #68BC7F #687BBC #BC68A5
split-complementary
#BCA968 #68A5BC #7F68BC
monochromatic
#756734 #A08C47 #BCA968 #CFC192 #E2D9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BCA968 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#BCA968 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA968
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA968 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA968 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A663
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca968; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.087 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c294',
500: '#bca968',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca968; $custom-light: #d2c294; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca968",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.429,
"s": 38.532,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73653,
"c": 0.08742,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.40067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA968
secondary
#AFB7D1
accent
#74CE59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F1
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E