#BCBE65#BCBE65

#BCBE65 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.113 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBE65
RGB	rgb(188, 190, 101)
HSL	hsl(61, 41%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(61, 47%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 46.8%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.11, -13.40, 44.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.11, 46.38, 106.80°)
OKLab	oklab(78.08% -0.0383 0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(78.08% 0.113 109.9)
XYZ	xyz(41.5022, 48.4587, 19.4766)
Luminance	0.4846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBE65 #6765BE

analogous

#BE9365 #BCBE65 #90BE65

triadic

#BCBE65 #65BCBE #BE65BC

tetradic

#BCBE65 #65BE93 #6765BE #BE6590

square

#BCBE65 #65BE93 #6765BE #BE6590

split-complementary

#BCBE65 #6590BE #9365BE

monochromatic

#757732 #9FA244 #BCBE65 #CFD090 #E1E2BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#BCBE65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.69

#BCBE65 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBE65

10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBE65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBE65	1.00	1.96	10.69	10.69
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CAB75D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBBA69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7B4A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbe65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 190, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.113 109.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2d193',
    500: '#bcbe65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbe65;
$custom-light: #d2d193;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbe65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.348,
    "s": 40.639,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78079,
    "c": 0.11258,
    "h": 109.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.48458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBE65

secondary

#AEADD1

accent

#57D05A

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14140D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBE65

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

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