#BCB8AA#BCB8AA
#BCB8AA is a light, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.020 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCB8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 184, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 12%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 9.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -1.06, 7.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 7.68, 97.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.0013 0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.02 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1344, 47.8750, 44.8855) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 4.09
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.37
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.71
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.56
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 6.95
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCB8AA #AAAEBC
analogous
#BCAFAA #BCB8AA #B7BCAA
triadic
#BCB8AA #AABCB8 #B8AABC
tetradic
#BCB8AA #AABCAF #AAAEBC #BCAAB7
square
#BCB8AA #AABCAF #AAAEBC #BCAAB7
split-complementary
#BCB8AA #AAB7BC #AFAABC
monochromatic
#847E68 #A19B88 #BCB8AA #D7D5CC #F2F1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BCB8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#BCB8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCB8AA
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCB8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCB8AA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB9AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFB6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcb8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 184, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.020 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cdc3',
500: '#bcb8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcb8aa; $custom-light: #d0cdc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcb8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 184,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 11.842,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78193,
"c": 0.01994,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.47875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCB8AA
secondary
#DEE0E3
accent
#5F9650
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F7
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141312
muted
#828281