#BCB03F#BCB03F
#BCB03F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.132 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB03F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 176, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 66.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.94, -9.13, 57.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.94, 57.84, 99.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% -0.0302 0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.132 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1631, 42.1024, 10.8707) |
| Luminance | 0.4210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.25
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.54
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.37
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.72
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.76
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB03F #3F4BBC
analogous
#BC723F #BCB03F #8ABC3F
triadic
#BCB03F #3FBCB0 #B03FBC
tetradic
#BCB03F #3FBC72 #3F4BBC #BC3F8A
square
#BCB03F #3FBC72 #3F4BBC #BC3F8A
split-complementary
#BCB03F #3F8ABC #723FBC
monochromatic
#605A20 #8E8530 #BCB03F #CDC46B #DDD699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BCB03F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#BCB03F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB03F
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB03F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB03F | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb03f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 176, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.132 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c77a',
500: '#bcb03f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb03f; $custom-light: #d3c77a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb03f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 176,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.24,
"s": 49.801,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74636,
"c": 0.13219,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.42101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB03F
secondary
#8E94C9
accent
#5CD94E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C