#BCBAAA#BCBAAA
#BCBAAA is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.022 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 186, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 12%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 9.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.27, -2.13, 8.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.27, 8.63, 104.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% -0.0043 0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.022 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5528, 48.7118, 45.0250) |
| Luminance | 0.4871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.20
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.18
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.41
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.62
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.98
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBAAA #AAACBC
analogous
#BCB1AA #BCBAAA #B5BCAA
triadic
#BCBAAA #AABCBA #BAAABC
tetradic
#BCBAAA #AABCB1 #AAACBC #BCAAB5
square
#BCBAAA #AABCB1 #AAACBC #BCAAB5
split-complementary
#BCBAAA #AAB5BC #B1AABC
monochromatic
#848168 #A19E88 #BCBAAA #D7D6CC #F2F1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#BCBAAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#BCBAAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBAAA
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBAAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBAAA | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB9A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBAAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFB8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbaaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 186, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.022 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0cec3',
500: '#bcbaaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbaaa; $custom-light: #d0cec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbaaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 186,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.333,
"s": 11.842,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78607,
"c": 0.02224,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.48711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBAAA
secondary
#DEDFE3
accent
#579650
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F7
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141312
muted
#828281