#BCC96B#BCC96B
#BCC96B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.120 H 115.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCC96B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 201, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 47%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 47%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 46.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.18, -18.36, 45.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.18, 48.78, 112.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% -0.0518 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.12 115.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2800, 53.5267, 21.9061) |
| Luminance | 0.5353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 2.43
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 2.70
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 3.55
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.02
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.60
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCC96B #786BC9
analogous
#C9A76B #BCC96B #8DC96B
triadic
#BCC96B #6BBCC9 #C96BBC
tetradic
#BCC96B #6BC9A7 #786BC9 #C96B8D
square
#BCC96B #6BC9A7 #786BC9 #C96B8D
split-complementary
#BCC96B #6B8DC9 #A76BC9
monochromatic
#7C8832 #A5B542 #BCC96B #D0D998 #E5EAC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#BCC96B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.71
#BCC96B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCC96B
11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCC96B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCC96B | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.71 | 11.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C270
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5C0B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcc96b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 201, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.120 115.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d997',
500: '#bcc96b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcc96b; $custom-light: #d2d997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcc96b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 201,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.298,
"s": 46.535,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80554,
"c": 0.11986,
"h": 115.6
},
"luminance": 0.53526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCC96B
secondary
#53498F
accent
#2CBA3F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFBF5
border
#D4D4CF
text
#14140E
muted
#83837F