#BCCE56#BCCE56
#BCCE56 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.146 H 116.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCCE56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 206, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 0%, 58.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.33, -22.69, 56.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.33, 60.71, 111.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% -0.0661 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.146 116.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4908, 55.5063, 17.1723) |
| Luminance | 0.5551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.83
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 5.31
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.64
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.64
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.86
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCCE56 #6856CE
analogous
#CEA456 #BCCE56 #80CE56
triadic
#BCCE56 #56BCCE #CE56BC
tetradic
#BCCE56 #56CEA4 #6856CE #CE5680
square
#BCCE56 #56CEA4 #6856CE #CE5680
split-complementary
#BCCE56 #5680CE #A456CE
monochromatic
#758326 #A0B334 #BCCE56 #CFDC85 #E2EAB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#BCCE56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#BCCE56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCCE56
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCCE56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCCE56 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6C3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcce56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 206, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.146 116.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3dc8a',
500: '#bcce56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcce56; $custom-light: #d3dc8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcce56",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 206,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81399,
"c": 0.14599,
"h": 116.9
},
"luminance": 0.55506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCCE56
secondary
#493E8B
accent
#49DE60
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFCF4
border
#D4D5CE
text
#14150C
muted
#83847F