#BCB667Motherland (#BCB667) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 105°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.101. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BCB667 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 182, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 39%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 45%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 45%, 26%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73 -9.1 40.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.764 0.101 105) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Motherland shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c3b15e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c2b663 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bcb667 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bcb769 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Motherland in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.09:1 and against black 10.03:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#faf6b4 · #d2cd83 · #bcb667 · #85803a · #615b1b · #3e3900
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c1e5b2 · #bdcf8c · #bcb667 · #b79d58 · #ae8550 · #9f6f4c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bcb667 · #7a9d87 · #7d7838 · #166a41 · #454000 · #072d19
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d8d7c0 · #bcb667 · #95936b · #5e5a9b · #383514 · #1c1a05
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1fb · #bcb667 · #989789 · #5a5a61 · #272618 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f1fc · #c7c8d5 · #9a9baa · #212133 · #030210 · #bcb667
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c0dfc4 · #bcb667 · #7aa873 · #bb4bc6 · #273862 · #1f0611
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afdfdb · #bcb667 · #aa87d4 · #4a5d71 · #2d3654 · #051203
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f6ff · #bcb667 · #5ba1bc · #814168 · #400f2f · #00050b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbf9f8 · #bcb667 · #53a6a6 · #555191 · #460c17 · #01000b
#C6C17C · #CFCB91 · #D9D6A5 · #E3E1B9 · #EDECCD
#9A954D · #7A7534 · #5B571C · #3E3A02 · #221F00
#BAB679 · #B8B58A · #B5B499
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.