#BCAC3F#BCAC3F
#BCAC3F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.129 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.86, -7.04, 56.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.86, 56.44, 97.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% -0.0243 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.129 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3903, 40.5569, 10.6131) |
| Luminance | 0.4056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.09
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.41
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.92
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.07
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC3F #3F4FBC
analogous
#BC6E3F #BCAC3F #8EBC3F
triadic
#BCAC3F #3FBCAC #AC3FBC
tetradic
#BCAC3F #3FBC6E #3F4FBC #BC3F8E
square
#BCAC3F #3FBC6E #3F4FBC #BC3F8E
split-complementary
#BCAC3F #3F8EBC #6E3FBC
monochromatic
#605820 #8E8230 #BCAC3F #CDC16B #DDD499
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCAC3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#BCAC3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC3F
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC3F | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA731
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AE45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.129 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c47a',
500: '#bcac3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac3f; $custom-light: #d3c47a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.32,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73781,
"c": 0.12864,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.40555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC3F
secondary
#8E96C9
accent
#60D94E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B