#BCAD22#BCAD22
#BCAD22 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.146 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAD22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 173, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 81.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, -8.85, 66.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 66.91, 97.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.8% -0.0322 0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.8% 0.147 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9731, 40.6956, 7.4733) |
| Luminance | 0.4069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 1.68
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.23
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.39
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.30
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.00
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAD22 #2231BC
analogous
#BC6022 #BCAD22 #7EBC22
triadic
#BCAD22 #22BCAD #AD22BC
tetradic
#BCAD22 #22BC60 #2231BC #BC227E
square
#BCAD22 #22BC60 #2231BC #BC227E
split-complementary
#BCAD22 #227EBC #6022BC
monochromatic
#544E0F #887D19 #BCAD22 #DCCD3F #E6DA73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCAD22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#BCAD22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAD22
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAD22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAD22 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AE2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcad22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 173, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.146 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c56b',
500: '#bcad22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcad22; $custom-light: #d4c56b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcad22",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 173,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.156,
"s": 69.369,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73804,
"c": 0.1465,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.40694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAD22
secondary
#6D77CD
accent
#4DEC3C
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FBF8EC
border
#D4D1C7
text
#151207
muted
#83817A