#BCC939#BCC939
#BCC939 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.161 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCC939 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 201, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 71.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.73, -22.08, 66.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.73, 69.78, 108.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.05% -0.0672 0.1468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.05% 0.161 114.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3654, 52.7608, 11.8222) |
| Luminance | 0.5276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.70
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.79
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.21
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.10
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.34
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCC939 #4639C9
analogous
#C98E39 #BCC939 #74C939
triadic
#BCC939 #39BCC9 #C939BC
tetradic
#BCC939 #39C98E #4639C9 #C93974
square
#BCC939 #39C98E #4639C9 #C93974
split-complementary
#BCC939 #3974C9 #8E39C9
monochromatic
#646B1D #909B2A #BCC939 #CCD669 #DDE399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#BCC939 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#BCC939 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCC939
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCC939 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCC939 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7BF1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C145
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8BDAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcc939; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 201, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.161 114.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4d979',
500: '#bcc939',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcc939; $custom-light: #d4d979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcc939",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 201,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.417,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80047,
"c": 0.16149,
"h": 114.6
},
"luminance": 0.5276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCC939
secondary
#383274
accent
#47E055
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#15140A
muted
#84837D