#BCB848#BCB848
#BCB848 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.133 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB848 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 184, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 62%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 61.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.18, -12.70, 55.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.18, 57.10, 102.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.44% -0.0394 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.44% 0.133 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0505, 45.4414, 12.8437) |
| Luminance | 0.4544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.02
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.06
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.28
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.65
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.68
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB848 #484CBC
analogous
#BC7E48 #BCB848 #86BC48
triadic
#BCB848 #48BCB8 #B848BC
tetradic
#BCB848 #48BC7E #484CBC #BC4886
square
#BCB848 #48BC7E #484CBC #BC4886
split-complementary
#BCB848 #4886BC #7E48BC
monochromatic
#656325 #928E35 #BCB848 #CCC975 #DDDBA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#BCB848 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#BCB848 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB848
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB848 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB848 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B13B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B64F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9ADA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb848; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 184, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.133 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cd80',
500: '#bcb848',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb848; $custom-light: #d3cd80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb848",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 184,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.931,
"s": 46.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76443,
"c": 0.13297,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.4544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB848
secondary
#9698CA
accent
#56D652
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8EF
border
#D3D1CA
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C