#BCBD5B#BCBD5B
#BCBD5B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.121 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 189, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 51.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -13.80, 48.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 50.69, 105.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.73% -0.0404 0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.73% 0.121 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8259, 47.8429, 16.9795) |
| Luminance | 0.4784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.93
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.38
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.58
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.96
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.22
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBD5B #5C5BBD
analogous
#BD8D5B #BCBD5B #8BBD5B
triadic
#BCBD5B #5BBCBD #BD5BBC
tetradic
#BCBD5B #5BBD8D #5C5BBD #BD5B8B
square
#BCBD5B #5BBD8D #5C5BBD #BD5B8B
split-complementary
#BCBD5B #5B8BBD #8D5BBD
monochromatic
#70702D #9B9C3F #BCBD5B #CECF87 #E0E0B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BCBD5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#BCBD5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBD5B
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBD5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBD5B | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB652
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbd5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 189, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.121 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d08c',
500: '#bcbd5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbd5b; $custom-light: #d2d08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbd5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 189,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.612,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77733,
"c": 0.12146,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.47842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBD5B
secondary
#A6A5CF
accent
#55D257
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D