#BCBA31#BCBA31
#BCBA31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.151 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBA31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 186, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 59%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 74%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 73.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.57, -14.98, 64.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.57, 66.67, 102.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% -0.0481 0.1428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.151 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8538, 46.0322, 9.7436) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.67
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.29
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.49
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.05
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.20
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBA31 #3133BC
analogous
#BC7531 #BCBA31 #79BC31
triadic
#BCBA31 #31BCBA #BA31BC
tetradic
#BCBA31 #31BC75 #3133BC #BC3179
square
#BCBA31 #31BC75 #3133BC #BC3179
split-complementary
#BCBA31 #3179BC #7531BC
monochromatic
#5B5A18 #8B8A24 #BCBA31 #D3D157 #E0DF88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#BCBA31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#BCBA31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBA31
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBA31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBA31 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B213
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB73C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAAEA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcba31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 186, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.151 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ce74',
500: '#bcba31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcba31; $custom-light: #d4ce74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcba31",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 186,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.137,
"s": 58.65,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76698,
"c": 0.15072,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.46031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBA31
secondary
#7F80CA
accent
#48E246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151309
muted
#83827B