#BCD147#BCD147
#BCD147 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.161 H 117.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD147 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 209, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 66%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 0%, 66%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.04, -25.19, 63.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.04, 68.14, 111.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.93% -0.0745 0.143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.93% 0.161 117.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6778, 56.7477, 14.5598) |
| Luminance | 0.5675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.58
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.89
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.01
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 5.14
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.24
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD147 #5C47D1
analogous
#D1A147 #BCD147 #77D147
triadic
#BCD147 #47BCD1 #D147BC
tetradic
#BCD147 #47D1A1 #5C47D1 #D14777
square
#BCD147 #47D1A1 #5C47D1 #D14777
split-complementary
#BCD147 #4777D1 #A147D1
monochromatic
#707E20 #9BAF2C #BCD147 #CEDD78 #E0E9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#BCD147 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#BCD147 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD147
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD147 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD147 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC633
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC751
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7C6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd147; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 209, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.161 117.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3df81',
500: '#bcd147',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd147; $custom-light: #d3df81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd147",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 209,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.13,
"s": 60,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81926,
"c": 0.16124,
"h": 117.5
},
"luminance": 0.56747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD147
secondary
#433786
accent
#45E35D
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFCF2
border
#D4D5CC
text
#15150B
muted
#84847E