#BCAC5F#BCAC5F
#BCAC5F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.100 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 49.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, -4.61, 41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 41.67, 96.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% -0.0137 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.1 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5583, 41.0240, 16.7643) |
| Luminance | 0.4102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.98
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.77
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.96
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.75
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC5F #5F6FBC
analogous
#BC7D5F #BCAC5F #9EBC5F
triadic
#BCAC5F #5FBCAC #AC5FBC
tetradic
#BCAC5F #5FBC7D #5F6FBC #BC5F9E
square
#BCAC5F #5FBC7D #5F6FBC #BC5F9E
split-complementary
#BCAC5F #5F9EBC #7D5FBC
monochromatic
#71662F #9C8D41 #BCAC5F #CEC28A #E0D9B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BCAC5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#BCAC5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC5F
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC5F | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A858
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.100 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c48e',
500: '#bcac5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac5f; $custom-light: #d2c48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.677,
"s": 40.969,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74147,
"c": 0.09974,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.41023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC5F
secondary
#A8AFCF
accent
#6CD157
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D