#BCB66E#BCB66E
#BCB66E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.094 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 182, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 41.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.07, -8.36, 37.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.07, 38.28, 102.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% -0.023 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.094 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2822, 45.2741, 21.3656) |
| Luminance | 0.4527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 0.75
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.71
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.79
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.82
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.18
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB66E #6E74BC
analogous
#BC8F6E #BCB66E #9BBC6E
triadic
#BCB66E #6EBCB6 #B66EBC
tetradic
#BCB66E #6EBC8F #6E74BC #BC6E9B
square
#BCB66E #6EBC8F #6E74BC #BC6E9B
split-complementary
#BCB66E #6E9BBC #8F6EBC
monochromatic
#787337 #A29B4B #BCB66E #CFCB98 #E3E0C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#BCB66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#BCB66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB66E
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB66E | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B168
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B571
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6ADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 182, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.094 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cb99',
500: '#bcb66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb66e; $custom-light: #d1cb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 182,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 36.792,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76495,
"c": 0.0936,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.45273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB66E
secondary
#B3B6D2
accent
#64CD5B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E