#BCBA95#BCBA95
#BCBA95 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.050 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBA95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 186, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 23%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 21%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 20.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.81, -5.46, 19.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.81, 19.83, 105.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% -0.013 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.05 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7225, 47.9797, 35.3857) |
| Luminance | 0.4798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.74
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.13
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.46
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.50
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.25
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBA95 #9597BC
analogous
#BCA695 #BCBA95 #AABC95
triadic
#BCBA95 #95BCBA #BA95BC
tetradic
#BCBA95 #95BCA6 #9597BC #BC95AA
square
#BCBA95 #95BCA6 #9597BC #BC95AA
split-complementary
#BCBA95 #95AABC #A695BC
monochromatic
#838153 #A4A270 #BCBA95 #D4D2BA #EBEBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#BCBA95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#BCBA95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBA95
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBA95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBA95 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B793
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcba95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 186, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.050 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ceb4',
500: '#bcba95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcba95; $custom-light: #d0ceb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcba95",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 186,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.923,
"s": 22.543,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78093,
"c": 0.05036,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.47979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBA95
secondary
#D0D1DD
accent
#49A145
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280