#BCBF89#BCBF89

#BCBF89 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.072 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCBF89
RGB	rgb(188, 191, 137)
HSL	hsl(63, 30%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(63, 28%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 28.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.92, -9.76, 26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.92, 28.69, 109.89°)
OKLab	oklab(78.9% -0.0254 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(78.9% 0.072 110.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.8852, 49.7597, 30.9548)
Luminance	0.4976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCBF89 #8C89BF

analogous

#BFA789 #BCBF89 #A1BF89

triadic

#BCBF89 #89BCBF #BF89BC

tetradic

#BCBF89 #89BFA7 #8C89BF #BF89A1

square

#BCBF89 #89BFA7 #8C89BF #BF89A1

split-complementary

#BCBF89 #89A1BF #A789BF

monochromatic

#828548 #A5A961 #BCBF89 #D3D5B1 #E9EAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BCBF89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.95

#BCBF89 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCBF89

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCBF89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCBF89	1.00	1.92	10.95	10.95
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C7BA85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8BC8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3B9B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcbf89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 191, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.072 110.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0d2ac',
    500: '#bcbf89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcbf89;
$custom-light: #d0d2ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcbf89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.333,
    "s": 29.67,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78897,
    "c": 0.07225,
    "h": 110.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.49759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCBF89

secondary

#CAC9DB

accent

#3DA843

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F9F4

border

#D2D2CE

text

#141410

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCBF89

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

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