#BCAF72#BCAF72
#BCAF72 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.082 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 175, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 39.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.26, -4.24, 32.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.26, 33.23, 97.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% -0.0108 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.082 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1070, 42.5674, 22.0726) |
| Luminance | 0.4257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.05
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.95
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.54
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAF72 #727FBC
analogous
#BC8A72 #BCAF72 #A4BC72
triadic
#BCAF72 #72BCAF #AF72BC
tetradic
#BCAF72 #72BC8A #727FBC #BC72A4
square
#BCAF72 #72BC8A #727FBC #BC72A4
split-complementary
#BCAF72 #72A4BC #8A72BC
monochromatic
#7A6F3A #A3944E #BCAF72 #D0C79B #E3DEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BCAF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#BCAF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAF72
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAF72 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAC6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 175, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.082 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c69b',
500: '#bcaf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaf72; $custom-light: #d1c69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 175,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.459,
"s": 35.577,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75079,
"c": 0.08162,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.42566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAF72
secondary
#B6BCD3
accent
#70CC5C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E