#BCA96A#BCA96A
#BCA96A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.085 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA96A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 43.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.55, -1.92, 34.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.55, 35.01, 93.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.0048 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.085 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5295, 40.1093, 19.3979) |
| Luminance | 0.4011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.60
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.92
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.45
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.84
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA96A #6A7DBC
analogous
#BC806A #BCA96A #A6BC6A
triadic
#BCA96A #6ABCA9 #A96ABC
tetradic
#BCA96A #6ABC80 #6A7DBC #BC6AA6
square
#BCA96A #6ABC80 #6A7DBC #BC6AA6
split-complementary
#BCA96A #6AA6BC #806ABC
monochromatic
#766735 #A18C48 #BCA96A #CFC194 #E2DABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BCA96A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#BCA96A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA96A
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA96A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA96A | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A665
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca96a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.085 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c295',
500: '#bca96a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca96a; $custom-light: #d2c295; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca96a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.098,
"s": 37.963,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73686,
"c": 0.08521,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.40108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA96A
secondary
#B0B8D1
accent
#75CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E