#BCBE62#BCBE62

#BCBE62 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.116 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBE62
RGB	rgb(188, 190, 98)
HSL	hsl(61, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(61, 48%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 48.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.08, -13.69, 45.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.08, 47.83, 106.63°)
OKLab	oklab(78.04% -0.0394 0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(78.04% 0.116 109.9)
XYZ	xyz(41.3579, 48.4010, 18.7166)
Luminance	0.4840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBE62 #6462BE

analogous

#BE9262 #BCBE62 #8EBE62

triadic

#BCBE62 #62BCBE #BE62BC

tetradic

#BCBE62 #62BE92 #6462BE #BE628E

square

#BCBE62 #62BE92 #6462BE #BE628E

split-complementary

#BCBE62 #628EBE #9262BE

monochromatic

#747530 #9EA042 #BCBE62 #CED08D #E1E2B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#BCBE62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.68

#BCBE62 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBE62

10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBE62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBE62	1.00	1.97	10.68	10.68
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CAB75A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBBA67

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7B4A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbe62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 190, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.116 109.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2d191',
    500: '#bcbe62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbe62;
$custom-light: #d2d191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbe62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.304,
    "s": 41.441,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78039,
    "c": 0.11568,
    "h": 109.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBE62

secondary

#ACABD1

accent

#57D159

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14140D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBE62

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

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