#BCB463#BCB463

#BCB463 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.103 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCB463
RGB	rgb(188, 180, 99)
HSL	hsl(55, 40%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(55, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 47.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.39, -8.44, 42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.39, 42.92, 101.34°)
OKLab	oklab(75.9% -0.0243 0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(75.9% 0.103 103.6)
XYZ	xyz(39.3134, 44.2359, 18.2694)
Luminance	0.4424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCB463 #636BBC

analogous

#BC8863 #BCB463 #98BC63

triadic

#BCB463 #63BCB4 #B463BC

tetradic

#BCB463 #63BC88 #636BBC #BC6398

square

#BCB463 #63BC88 #636BBC #BC6398

split-complementary

#BCB463 #6398BC #8863BC

monochromatic

#736D31 #9E9644 #BCB463 #CEC98E #E1DDB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#BCB463 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.85

#BCB463 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCB463

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCB463	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCB463	1.00	2.13	9.85	9.85
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AF5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C4B467

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7AAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcb463;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 180, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.103 103.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2ca91',
    500: '#bcb463',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcb463;
$custom-light: #d2ca91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcb463",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.607,
    "s": 39.91,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75902,
    "c": 0.10347,
    "h": 103.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCB463

secondary

#ABAED0

accent

#63D058

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF8F1

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCB463

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

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