#BCB46F#BCB46F
#BCB46F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.090 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB46F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 180, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 41%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.55, -7.20, 36.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.55, 36.89, 101.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.09% -0.0196 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.09% 0.09 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9303, 44.4827, 21.5184) |
| Luminance | 0.4448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.52
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB46F #6F77BC
analogous
#BC8D6F #BCB46F #9DBC6F
triadic
#BCB46F #6FBCB4 #B46FBC
tetradic
#BCB46F #6FBC8D #6F77BC #BC6F9D
square
#BCB46F #6FBC8D #6F77BC #BC6F9D
split-complementary
#BCB46F #6F9DBC #8D6FBC
monochromatic
#797238 #A2994C #BCB46F #CFCA99 #E3E0C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BCB46F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#BCB46F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB46F
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB46F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB46F | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb46f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 180, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.090 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca99',
500: '#bcb46f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb46f; $custom-light: #d1ca99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb46f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 180,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.766,
"s": 36.493,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76086,
"c": 0.09027,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.44482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB46F
secondary
#B4B7D3
accent
#67CC5B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E