#BCAB69#BCAB69
#BCAB69 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.088 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAB69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 171, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 44.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -3.09, 36.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 36.26, 94.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% -0.0083 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.088 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8527, 40.8385, 19.2506) |
| Luminance | 0.4084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.24
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.64
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.70
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAB69 #697ABC
analogous
#BC8269 #BCAB69 #A3BC69
triadic
#BCAB69 #69BCAB #AB69BC
tetradic
#BCAB69 #69BC82 #697ABC #BC69A3
square
#BCAB69 #69BC82 #697ABC #BC69A3
split-complementary
#BCAB69 #69A3BC #8269BC
monochromatic
#766935 #A08E48 #BCAB69 #CFC393 #E2DABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BCAB69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#BCAB69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAB69
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAB69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAB69 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A864
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcab69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.088 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c395',
500: '#bcab69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcab69; $custom-light: #d2c395; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcab69",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 171,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.711,
"s": 38.249,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74088,
"c": 0.08807,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.40837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAB69
secondary
#B0B7D1
accent
#71CE5A
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E