#BCAB50#BCAB50
#BCAB50 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.114 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAB50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 171, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 57.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.75, -5.36, 48.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.75, 48.54, 96.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% -0.0175 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.114 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7513, 40.3979, 13.4496) |
| Luminance | 0.4040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.10
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.32
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.93
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAB50 #5061BC
analogous
#BC7550 #BCAB50 #97BC50
triadic
#BCAB50 #50BCAB #AB50BC
tetradic
#BCAB50 #50BC75 #5061BC #BC5097
square
#BCAB50 #50BC75 #5061BC #BC5097
split-complementary
#BCAB50 #5097BC #7550BC
monochromatic
#695F28 #968739 #BCAB50 #CDC07C #DED5A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BCAB50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#BCAB50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAB50
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAB50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAB50 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA747
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcab50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.114 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c384',
500: '#bcab50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcab50; $custom-light: #d3c384; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcab50",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 171,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.556,
"s": 44.628,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73742,
"c": 0.11356,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.40396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAB50
secondary
#9CA4CB
accent
#68D453
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C