#BCA96B#BCA96B
#BCA96B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.084 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA96B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 169, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 38%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 43%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 43.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, -1.82, 34.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 34.50, 93.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.7% -0.0044 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.7% 0.084 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5818, 40.1302, 19.6733) |
| Luminance | 0.4013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.51
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.54
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.54
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.83
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA96B #6B7EBC
analogous
#BC806B #BCA96B #A6BC6B
triadic
#BCA96B #6BBCA9 #A96BBC
tetradic
#BCA96B #6BBC80 #6B7EBC #BC6BA6
square
#BCA96B #6BBC80 #6B7EBC #BC6BA6
split-complementary
#BCA96B #6BA6BC #806BBC
monochromatic
#776836 #A18C49 #BCA96B #CFC195 #E2DABF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BCA96B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#BCA96B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA96B
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA96B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA96B | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A766
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca96b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 169, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.084 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c296',
500: '#bca96b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca96b; $custom-light: #d1c296; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca96b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 169,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.926,
"s": 37.674,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73703,
"c": 0.08409,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.40129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA96B
secondary
#B1B9D2
accent
#75CE5A
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E