#BCB65D#BCB65D
#BCB65D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.112 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB65D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 182, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 50.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -10.03, 45.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 46.69, 102.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% -0.0295 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.112 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4438, 44.9387, 16.9501) |
| Luminance | 0.4494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.21
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.71
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.86
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.40
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.60
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB65D #5D63BC
analogous
#BC875D #BCB65D #92BC5D
triadic
#BCB65D #5DBCB6 #B65DBC
tetradic
#BCB65D #5DBC87 #5D63BC #BC5D92
square
#BCB65D #5DBC87 #5D63BC #BC5D92
split-complementary
#BCB65D #5D92BC #875DBC
monochromatic
#706C2E #9B9640 #BCB65D #CECA88 #E0DDB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BCB65D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#BCB65D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB65D
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB65D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB65D | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B561
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8ACA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb65d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 182, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.112 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2cb8d',
500: '#bcb65d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb65d; $custom-light: #d2cb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb65d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 182,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.211,
"s": 41.485,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76248,
"c": 0.11178,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.44938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB65D
secondary
#A6A9CE
accent
#5ED156
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D