#BCAC69#BCAC69
#BCAC69 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.089 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAC69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 38%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 44.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.33, -3.63, 36.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.33, 36.65, 95.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% -0.0098 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.089 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0423, 41.2177, 19.3138) |
| Luminance | 0.4122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.20
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.27
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.51
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.53
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.54
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAC69 #6979BC
analogous
#BC8369 #BCAC69 #A2BC69
triadic
#BCAC69 #69BCAC #AC69BC
tetradic
#BCAC69 #69BC83 #6979BC #BC69A2
square
#BCAC69 #69BC83 #6979BC #BC69A2
split-complementary
#BCAC69 #69A2BC #8369BC
monochromatic
#766935 #A08F48 #BCAC69 #CFC393 #E2DBBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BCAC69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#BCAC69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAC69
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAC69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAC69 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A964
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAE6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcac69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.089 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c495',
500: '#bcac69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcac69; $custom-light: #d2c495; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcac69",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.434,
"s": 38.249,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74298,
"c": 0.08898,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.41216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAC69
secondary
#B0B6D1
accent
#70CE5A
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E