#BCAD23#BCAD23
#BCAD23 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 | #BCAD23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 173, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.97, -8.82, 66.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.97, 66.64, 97.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% -0.0321 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.146 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9877, 40.7015, 7.5503) |
| Luminance | 0.4070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 1.74
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.27
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.33
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.01
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAD23 #2332BC
analogous
#BC6023 #BCAD23 #7EBC23
triadic
#BCAD23 #23BCAD #AD23BC
tetradic
#BCAD23 #23BC60 #2332BC #BC237E
square
#BCAD23 #23BC60 #2332BC #BC237E
split-complementary
#BCAD23 #237EBC #6023BC
monochromatic
#554E10 #887E19 #BCAD23 #DCCC41 #E5DA74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#BCAD23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#BCAD23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAD23
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAD23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAD23 | 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)
#C2AE2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcad23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 173, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.146 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c56c',
500: '#bcad23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcad23; $custom-light: #d4c56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcad23",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 173,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.118,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73809,
"c": 0.14608,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAD23
secondary
#6F78CC
accent
#4EEB3C
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FBF8EC
border
#D4D1C7
text
#151208
muted
#83817B