#BCCE37#BCCE37
#BCCE37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.168 H 116.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCCE37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 206, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 61%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 73.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.10, -24.61, 68.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.10, 72.50, 109.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.14% -0.0744 0.1507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.14% 0.168 116.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5011, 55.1104, 11.9595) |
| Luminance | 0.5511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 2.33
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.30
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.45
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.66
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.02
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCCE37 #4937CE
analogous
#CE9437 #BCCE37 #70CE37
triadic
#BCCE37 #37BCCE #CE37BC
tetradic
#BCCE37 #37CE94 #4937CE #CE3770
square
#BCCE37 #37CE94 #4937CE #CE3770
split-complementary
#BCCE37 #3770CE #9437CE
monochromatic
#656F1B #92A027 #BCCE37 #CCDA68 #DDE699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#BCCE37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.02
#BCCE37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCCE37
12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCCE37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCCE37 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.02 | 12.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC317
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC544
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8C2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcce37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 206, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.168 116.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4dc79',
500: '#bcce37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcce37; $custom-light: #d4dc79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcce37",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 206,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.152,
"s": 60.643,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81144,
"c": 0.16807,
"h": 116.3
},
"luminance": 0.5511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCCE37
secondary
#393179
accent
#44E457
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFCF2
border
#D5D5CC
text
#15150A
muted
#84847D