#BCBF46#BCBF46
#BCBF46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.142 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCBF46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 191, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 63.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.07, -16.38, 58.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.07, 60.79, 105.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.95% -0.05 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.95% 0.142 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4765, 48.3962, 13.0024) |
| Luminance | 0.4839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.41
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.52
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.60
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.60
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.01
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCBF46 #4946BF
analogous
#BF8546 #BCBF46 #7FBF46
triadic
#BCBF46 #46BCBF #BF46BC
tetradic
#BCBF46 #46BF85 #4946BF #BF467F
square
#BCBF46 #46BF85 #4946BF #BF467F
split-complementary
#BCBF46 #467FBF #8546BF
monochromatic
#656724 #929433 #BCBF46 #CCCF73 #DDDEA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BCBF46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#BCBF46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCBF46
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCBF46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCBF46 | 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)
#CDB736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcbf46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 191, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.142 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3d27f',
500: '#bcbf46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcbf46; $custom-light: #d3d27f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcbf46",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 191,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.488,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77947,
"c": 0.14187,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.48395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCBF46
secondary
#9796CB
accent
#50D853
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9EF
border
#D3D2CA
text
#15140A
muted
#83827C