#BCC99F#BCC99F
#BCC99F is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.059 H 121.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCC99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 201, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 28%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 21%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 20.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -11.73, 19.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 22.80, 120.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.49% -0.0308 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.49% 0.059 121.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8830, 54.9679, 40.8815) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 7.18
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.59
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 8.31
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 8.51
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 8.71
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCC99F #AC9FC9
analogous
#C9C19F #BCC99F #A7C99F
triadic
#BCC99F #9FBCC9 #C99FBC
tetradic
#BCC99F #9FC9C1 #AC9FC9 #C99FA7
square
#BCC99F #9FC9C1 #AC9FC9 #C99FA7
split-complementary
#BCC99F #9FA7C9 #C19FC9
monochromatic
#839856 #A1B378 #BCC99F #D7DFC6 #F1F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BCC99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#BCC99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCC99F
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCC99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCC99F | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC4A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcc99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 201, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.059 121.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d9bb',
500: '#bcc99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcc99f; $custom-light: #d0d9bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcc99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 201,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.571,
"s": 28,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81495,
"c": 0.05866,
"h": 121.7
},
"luminance": 0.54968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCC99F
secondary
#7D6E9E
accent
#3FA75F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#141412
muted
#838382