#BEBC37#BEBC37
#BEBC37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.149 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEBC37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 188, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 71.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, -14.86, 63.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 65.36, 103.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.34% -0.0474 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.34% 0.149 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9095, 47.1907, 10.6201) |
| Luminance | 0.4719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.83
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.52
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.66
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.28
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.33
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEBC37 #3739BE
analogous
#BE7837 #BEBC37 #7CBE37
triadic
#BEBC37 #37BEBC #BC37BE
tetradic
#BEBC37 #37BE78 #3739BE #BE377C
square
#BEBC37 #37BE78 #3739BE #BE377C
split-complementary
#BEBC37 #377CBE #7837BE
monochromatic
#5F5E1C #8F8D29 #BEBC37 #D1D061 #DFDE90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#BEBC37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#BEBC37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEBC37
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEBC37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEBC37 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB41F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCB0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bebc37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 188, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.149 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5cf77',
500: '#bebc37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bebc37; $custom-light: #d5cf77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bebc37",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 188,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.111,
"s": 55.102,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77344,
"c": 0.14878,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.47189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEBC37
secondary
#8788CA
accent
#4CDE49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B