#BCAC5A#BCAC5A
#BCAC5A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.105 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.13, -5.06, 43.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.13, 44.13, 96.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.08% -0.0155 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.08% 0.105 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3382, 40.9360, 15.6055) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.95
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.98
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.38
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC5A #5A6ABC
analogous
#BC7B5A #BCAC5A #9BBC5A
triadic
#BCAC5A #5ABCAC #AC5ABC
tetradic
#BCAC5A #5ABC7B #5A6ABC #BC5A9B
square
#BCAC5A #5ABC7B #5A6ABC #BC5A9B
split-complementary
#BCAC5A #5A9BBC #7B5ABC
monochromatic
#6F642D #9A8B3F #BCAC5A #CEC286 #DFD8B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BCAC5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#BCAC5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC5A
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC5A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA853
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.105 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c48b',
500: '#bcac5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac5a; $custom-light: #d2c48b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.204,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74078,
"c": 0.10484,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.40935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC5A
secondary
#A4ABCE
accent
#6AD256
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D