#BCAF86#BCAF86
#BCAF86 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.058 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAF86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 175, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 29%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 29%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 28.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.60, -1.75, 22.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.60, 22.82, 94.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% -0.0026 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.058 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3724, 43.0736, 28.7369) |
| Luminance | 0.4307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.16
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.49
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.42
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.67
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAF86 #8693BC
analogous
#BC9486 #BCAF86 #AEBC86
triadic
#BCAF86 #86BCAF #AF86BC
tetradic
#BCAF86 #86BC94 #8693BC #BC86AE
square
#BCAF86 #86BC94 #8693BC #BC86AE
split-complementary
#BCAF86 #86AEBC #9486BC
monochromatic
#807347 #A6955F #BCAF86 #D2C9AD #E8E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BCAF86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#BCAF86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAF86
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAF86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAF86 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AD83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB187
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaf86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 175, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.058 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c6a9',
500: '#bcaf86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaf86; $custom-light: #d1c6a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaf86",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 175,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.556,
"s": 28.723,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75464,
"c": 0.05751,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.43073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAF86
secondary
#C5CAD9
accent
#57A73E
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F