#BCBE59#BCBE59
#BCBE59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.124 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBE59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 190, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 53.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.98, -14.48, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.98, 52.06, 106.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.0426 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.125 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9566, 48.2405, 16.6031) |
| Luminance | 0.4824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.41
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.39
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.50
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.95
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.10
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBE59 #5B59BE
analogous
#BE8E59 #BCBE59 #8ABE59
triadic
#BCBE59 #59BCBE #BE59BC
tetradic
#BCBE59 #59BE8E #5B59BE #BE598A
square
#BCBE59 #59BE8E #5B59BE #BE598A
split-complementary
#BCBE59 #598ABE #8E59BE
monochromatic
#6F712C #9B9D3D #BCBE59 #CECF85 #E0E0B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BCBE59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#BCBE59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBE59
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBE59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBE59 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbe59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 190, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.124 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d18b',
500: '#bcbe59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbe59; $custom-light: #d2d18b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbe59",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 190,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.188,
"s": 43.723,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77926,
"c": 0.1245,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.4824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBE59
secondary
#A5A4CF
accent
#54D357
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D