#BCAA43#BCAA43
#BCAA43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.124 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAA43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 170, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -5.74, 53.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 54.06, 96.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% -0.0201 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.124 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1284, 39.8477, 11.0974) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.72
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.65
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.36
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.39
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAA43 #4355BC
analogous
#BC6D43 #BCAA43 #92BC43
triadic
#BCAA43 #43BCAA #AA43BC
tetradic
#BCAA43 #43BC6D #4355BC #BC4392
square
#BCAA43 #43BC6D #4355BC #BC4392
split-complementary
#BCAA43 #4392BC #6D43BC
monochromatic
#625823 #8F8133 #BCAA43 #CCBE70 #DCD39D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCAA43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BCAA43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAA43
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAA43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAA43 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaa43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 170, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.124 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c37c',
500: '#bcaa43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaa43; $custom-light: #d3c37c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaa43",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 170,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73392,
"c": 0.12385,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.39846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAA43
secondary
#929AC9
accent
#65D751
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C