#BCAF7B#BCAF7B
#BCAF7B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.071 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAF7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 175, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 35%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 34.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.41, -3.17, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.41, 28.57, 96.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% -0.0071 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.071 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6447, 42.7825, 24.9045) |
| Luminance | 0.4278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.60
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.64
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.64
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.37
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.57
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAF7B #7B88BC
analogous
#BC8E7B #BCAF7B #A8BC7B
triadic
#BCAF7B #7BBCAF #AF7BBC
tetradic
#BCAF7B #7BBC8E #7B88BC #BC7BA8
square
#BCAF7B #7BBC8E #7B88BC #BC7BA8
split-complementary
#BCAF7B #7BA8BC #8E7BBC
monochromatic
#7D713F #A69554 #BCAF7B #D1C8A4 #E5E0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BCAF7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#BCAF7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAF7B
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAF7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAF7B | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB17D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaf7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 175, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.071 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c6a1',
500: '#bcaf7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaf7b; $custom-light: #d1c6a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaf7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 175,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 32.663,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75243,
"c": 0.07097,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.42781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAF7B
secondary
#BDC2D6
accent
#51AB3A
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130F
muted
#82827E