#BCB256#BCB256

#BCB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.115 H 103.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCB256
RGB	rgb(188, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(54, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(54, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.69, -8.55, 47.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.69, 48.39, 100.18°)
OKLab	oklab(75.3% -0.026 0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.115 103.1)
XYZ	xyz(38.3403, 43.2053, 15.1221)
Luminance	0.4320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCB256 #5660BC

analogous

#BC7F56 #BCB256 #93BC56

triadic

#BCB256 #56BCB2 #B256BC

tetradic

#BCB256 #56BC7F #5660BC #BC5693

square

#BCB256 #56BC7F #5660BC #BC5693

split-complementary

#BCB256 #5693BC #7F56BC

monochromatic

#6D662B #988F3C #BCB256 #CDC682 #DFDAAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#BCB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.64

#BCB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCB256

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCB256	1.00	2.18	9.64	9.64
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0AD4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C3B25A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8A79D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.115 103.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2c888',
    500: '#bcb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcb256;
$custom-light: #d2c888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.118,
    "s": 43.22,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75303,
    "c": 0.11452,
    "h": 103.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.43204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCB256

secondary

#A1A5CD

accent

#61D355

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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