#BCB68A#BCB68A
#BCB68A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.060 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB68A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 182, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 26.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.53, -4.92, 23.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.53, 23.74, 101.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% -0.0116 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.06 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0546, 45.9830, 30.7001) |
| Luminance | 0.4598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.80
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.21
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.66
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.10
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.79
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB68A #8A90BC
analogous
#BC9D8A #BCB68A #A9BC8A
triadic
#BCB68A #8ABCB6 #B68ABC
tetradic
#BCB68A #8ABC9D #8A90BC #BC8AA9
square
#BCB68A #8ABC9D #8A90BC #BC8AA9
split-complementary
#BCB68A #8AA9BC #9D8ABC
monochromatic
#817B4A #A69E63 #BCB68A #D2CEB1 #E9E7D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BCB68A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#BCB68A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB68A
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB68A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB68A | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB387
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B68C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb68a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 182, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.060 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cbac',
500: '#bcb68a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb68a; $custom-light: #d0cbac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb68a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 182,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.8,
"s": 27.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77012,
"c": 0.05978,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.45982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB68A
secondary
#C8CADA
accent
#4CA640
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F