#BCBA8D#BCBA8D
#BCBA8D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.061 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBA8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 186, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 26%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 25%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 25%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -6.61, 23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 24.07, 105.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.92% -0.0163 0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.92% 0.061 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1057, 47.7329, 32.1367) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.27
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.81
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.82
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.85
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBA8D #8D8FBC
analogous
#BCA38D #BCBA8D #A7BC8D
triadic
#BCBA8D #8DBCBA #BA8DBC
tetradic
#BCBA8D #8DBCA3 #8D8FBC #BC8DA7
square
#BCBA8D #8DBCA3 #8D8FBC #BC8DA7
split-complementary
#BCBA8D #8DA7BC #A38DBC
monochromatic
#82804C #A5A366 #BCBA8D #D3D1B4 #E9E9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BCBA8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BCBA8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBA8D
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBA8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBA8D | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B68A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcba8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 186, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.061 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ceae',
500: '#bcba8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcba8d; $custom-light: #d0ceae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcba8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 186,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.447,
"s": 25.967,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77918,
"c": 0.06074,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.47732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBA8D
secondary
#CACBDB
accent
#45A541
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F9F4
border
#D2D2CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F