#BCC16E#BCC16E
#BCC16E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.107 H 111.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCC16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 193, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 40%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 43%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 43%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -14.02, 41.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 43.40, 108.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% -0.0392 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.107 111.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6241, 49.9578, 22.1463) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.43
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.70
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.77
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.96
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.64
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCC16E #736EC1
analogous
#C19C6E #BCC16E #93C16E
triadic
#BCC16E #6EBCC1 #C16EBC
tetradic
#BCC16E #6EC19C #736EC1 #C16E93
square
#BCC16E #6EC19C #736EC1 #C16E93
split-complementary
#BCC16E #6E93C1 #9C6EC1
monochromatic
#7A7F36 #A4A948 #BCC16E #D0D399 #E4E6C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BCC16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#BCC16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCC16E
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCC16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCC16E | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBA67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcc16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 193, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.107 111.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d399',
500: '#bcc16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcc16e; $custom-light: #d1d399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcc16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 193,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.614,
"s": 40.097,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78858,
"c": 0.1066,
"h": 111.6
},
"luminance": 0.49957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCC16E
secondary
#B7B5D6
accent
#58D05F
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF9F2
border
#D3D2CC
text
#14140E
muted
#83827E