#BEBC5B#BEBC5B
#BEBC5B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.120 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEBC5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 188, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 52.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -12.47, 48.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 50.26, 104.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.69% -0.0367 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.69% 0.12 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1078, 47.6700, 16.9313) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.53
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.97
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.06
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.51
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.96
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEBC5B #5B5DBE
analogous
#BE8B5B #BEBC5B #8EBE5B
triadic
#BEBC5B #5BBEBC #BC5BBE
tetradic
#BEBC5B #5BBE8B #5B5DBE #BE5B8E
square
#BEBC5B #5BBE8B #5B5DBE #BE5B8E
split-complementary
#BEBC5B #5B8EBE #8B5BBE
monochromatic
#72702D #9D9B3E #BEBC5B #CFCE87 #E1E0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BEBC5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#BEBC5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEBC5B
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEBC5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEBC5B | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B552
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAB2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bebc5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 188, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.120 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4d08c',
500: '#bebc5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bebc5b; $custom-light: #d4d08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bebc5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 188,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.788,
"s": 43.231,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77685,
"c": 0.12007,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.47669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEBC5B
secondary
#A6A6CF
accent
#57D355
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D