#BCB47E#BCB47E
#BCB47E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.073 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 180, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 33%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.79, -5.45, 28.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.79, 29.14, 100.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% -0.0135 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.073 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8266, 44.8412, 26.2392) |
| Luminance | 0.4484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.02
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.45
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.52
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.04
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.30
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB47E #7E86BC
analogous
#BC957E #BCB47E #A5BC7E
triadic
#BCB47E #7EBCB4 #B47EBC
tetradic
#BCB47E #7EBC95 #7E86BC #BC7EA5
square
#BCB47E #7EBC95 #7E86BC #BC7EA5
split-complementary
#BCB47E #7EA5BC #957EBC
monochromatic
#7E7641 #A69C56 #BCB47E #D1CBA6 #E6E3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#BCB47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#BCB47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB47E
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB47E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB17A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B480
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 180, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.073 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1caa4',
500: '#bcb47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb47e; $custom-light: #d1caa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 180,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 31.633,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76351,
"c": 0.07252,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.4484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB47E
secondary
#BFC2D6
accent
#49AA3B
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F