#BCBD64#BCBD64

#BCBD64 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.112 H 109.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBD64
RGB	rgb(188, 189, 100)
HSL	hsl(61, 40%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(61, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 47.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.83, -12.99, 44.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.83, 46.41, 106.25°)
OKLab	oklab(77.85% -0.0372 0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(77.85% 0.112 109.3)
XYZ	xyz(41.2377, 48.0076, 19.1482)
Luminance	0.4801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBD64 #6564BD

analogous

#BD9264 #BCBD64 #90BD64

triadic

#BCBD64 #64BCBD #BD64BC

tetradic

#BCBD64 #64BD92 #6564BD #BD6490

square

#BCBD64 #64BD92 #6564BD #BD6490

split-complementary

#BCBD64 #6490BD #9264BD

monochromatic

#747532 #9FA044 #BCBD64 #CFCF8F #E1E2BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.98

#BCBD64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.60

#BCBD64 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBD64

10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBD64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBD64	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)

#C9B65C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CABA68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7B3A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbd64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 189, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.112 109.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2d092',
    500: '#bcbd64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbd64;
$custom-light: #d2d092;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbd64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.674,
    "s": 40.271,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77849,
    "c": 0.11245,
    "h": 109.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.48007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBD64

secondary

#ADACD1

accent

#58D059

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14140D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBD64

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

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