#BCAB5E#BCAB5E
#BCAB5E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.100 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 171, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.91, -4.17, 41.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.91, 41.79, 95.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.0125 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.1 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3235, 40.6268, 16.4632) |
| Luminance | 0.4063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.37
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.53
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.64
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.81
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAB5E #5E6FBC
analogous
#BC7C5E #BCAB5E #9EBC5E
triadic
#BCAB5E #5EBCAB #AB5EBC
tetradic
#BCAB5E #5EBC7C #5E6FBC #BC5E9E
square
#BCAB5E #5EBC7C #5E6FBC #BC5E9E
split-complementary
#BCAB5E #5E9EBC #7C5EBC
monochromatic
#71652F #9C8B41 #BCAB5E #CEC289 #E0D8B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCAB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#BCAB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAB5E
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAB5E | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A757
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcab5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.100 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c38d',
500: '#bcab5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcab5e; $custom-light: #d2c38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcab5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 171,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.149,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73922,
"c": 0.09987,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.40625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAB5E
secondary
#A7AECF
accent
#6DD157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D