#BCC256#BCC256
#BCC256 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.132 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCC256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 194, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.1%, 0%, 55.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -16.75, 52.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 55.21, 107.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.76% -0.0493 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.76% 0.132 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7115, 49.9477, 16.2459) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.06
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.32
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.70
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.70
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.78
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCC256 #5C56C2
analogous
#C29256 #BCC256 #86C256
triadic
#BCC256 #56BCC2 #C256BC
tetradic
#BCC256 #56C292 #5C56C2 #C25686
square
#BCC256 #56C292 #5C56C2 #C25686
split-complementary
#BCC256 #5686C2 #9256C2
monochromatic
#70742A #9BA13A #BCC256 #CED283 #E0E2B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BCC256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#BCC256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCC256
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCC256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCC256 | 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)
#CFBA4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B8AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcc256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 194, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.132 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d489',
500: '#bcc256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcc256; $custom-light: #d2d489; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcc256",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 194,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.333,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78762,
"c": 0.13184,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.49947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCC256
secondary
#A6A3D1
accent
#51D759
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D