#BCB69A#BCB69A
#BCB69A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.039 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB69A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 182, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 20%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 18%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 18.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.86, -2.59, 15.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.86, 15.26, 99.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.37% -0.0049 0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.37% 0.039 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2994, 46.4810, 37.2563) |
| Luminance | 0.4648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.95
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.86
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.87
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.83
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.11
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB69A #9AA0BC
analogous
#BCA59A #BCB69A #B1BC9A
triadic
#BCB69A #9ABCB6 #B69ABC
tetradic
#BCB69A #9ABCA5 #9AA0BC #BC9AB1
square
#BCB69A #9ABCA5 #9AA0BC #BC9AB1
split-complementary
#BCB69A #9AB1BC #A59ABC
monochromatic
#847C58 #A49B75 #BCB69A #D4D1BF #EDEBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#BCB69A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#BCB69A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB69A
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB69A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB69A | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB498
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB79B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb69a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 182, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.039 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cbb7',
500: '#bcb69a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb69a; $custom-light: #d0cbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb69a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 182,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.412,
"s": 20.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77373,
"c": 0.03902,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.4648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB69A
secondary
#D4D5DE
accent
#569F47
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F6
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280