#BEBC97#BEBC97
#BEBC97 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.050 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEBC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 188, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 23%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 20.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.54, -5.45, 19.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.54, 19.79, 105.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.72% -0.013 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.72% 0.05 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8041, 49.1485, 36.3985) |
| Luminance | 0.4915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.17
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.29
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.68
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.95
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.37
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEBC97 #9799BE
analogous
#BEA997 #BEBC97 #ADBE97
triadic
#BEBC97 #97BEBC #BC97BE
tetradic
#BEBC97 #97BEA9 #9799BE #BE97AD
square
#BEBC97 #97BEA9 #9799BE #BE97AD
split-complementary
#BEBC97 #97ADBE #A997BE
monochromatic
#878454 #A6A471 #BEBC97 #D6D4BD #EDEDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#BEBC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.83
#BEBC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEBC97
10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEBC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEBC97 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.83 | 10.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B995
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BB98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bebc97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 188, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.050 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d0b5',
500: '#bebc97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bebc97; $custom-light: #d2d0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bebc97",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 188,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.923,
"s": 23.077,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78724,
"c": 0.05029,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.49148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEBC97
secondary
#D2D3DF
accent
#49A244
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280