#BCB77F#BCB77F
#BCB77F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.075 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB77F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 183, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 31%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 32%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 32.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.60, -6.90, 29.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.60, 29.98, 103.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77% -0.0176 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.075 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5037, 46.0915, 26.7848) |
| Luminance | 0.4609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.00
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.16
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.72
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.11
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.36
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB77F #7F84BC
analogous
#BC997F #BCB77F #A3BC7F
triadic
#BCB77F #7FBCB7 #B77FBC
tetradic
#BCB77F #7FBC99 #7F84BC #BC7FA3
square
#BCB77F #7FBC99 #7F84BC #BC7FA3
split-complementary
#BCB77F #7FA3BC #997FBC
monochromatic
#7E7942 #A7A057 #BCB77F #D1CEA7 #E6E4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BCB77F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#BCB77F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB77F
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB77F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB77F | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B37B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B681
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb77f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 183, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.075 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cca4',
500: '#bcb77f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb77f; $custom-light: #d1cca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb77f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 183,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.082,
"s": 31.282,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77004,
"c": 0.0747,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.46091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB77F
secondary
#C0C2D7
accent
#45AA3B
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F