#BCBB64#BCBB64

#BCBB64 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.110 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBB64
RGB	rgb(188, 187, 100)
HSL	hsl(59, 40%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(59, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 46.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.29, -11.96, 43.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.29, 45.50, 105.24°)
OKLab	oklab(77.42% -0.0343 0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(77.42% 0.11 108.1)
XYZ	xyz(40.8105, 47.1531, 19.0058)
Luminance	0.4715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBB64 #6465BC

analogous

#BC8F64 #BCBB64 #91BC64

triadic

#BCBB64 #64BCBB #BB64BC

tetradic

#BCBB64 #64BC8F #6465BC #BC6491

square

#BCBB64 #64BC8F #6465BC #BC6491

split-complementary

#BCBB64 #6491BC #8F64BC

monochromatic

#747332 #9E9D44 #BCBB64 #CECE8F #E1E0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#BCBB64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.43

#BCBB64 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBB64

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBB64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBB64	1.00	2.01	10.43	10.43
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C7B55C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B868

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7B1A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbb64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 187, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.110 108.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2cf92',
    500: '#bcbb64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbb64;
$custom-light: #d2cf92;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbb64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.318,
    "s": 39.64,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77418,
    "c": 0.11014,
    "h": 108.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.47152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBB64

secondary

#ACACD0

accent

#5AD058

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBB64

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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