#BD9E22#BD9E22
#BD9E22 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.136 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 158, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 82%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, -0.47, 62.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 62.99, 90.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.73% -0.0087 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.73% 0.136 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5038, 35.3901, 6.5793) |
| Luminance | 0.3539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 1.77
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.84
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.05
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.20
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.20
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9E22 #2241BD
analogous
#BD5022 #BD9E22 #8EBD22
triadic
#BD9E22 #22BD9E #9E22BD
tetradic
#BD9E22 #22BD50 #2241BD #BD228E
square
#BD9E22 #22BD50 #2241BD #BD228E
split-complementary
#BD9E22 #228EBD #5022BD
monochromatic
#55470F #897319 #BD9E22 #DDBD40 #E6CF73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BD9E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BD9E22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9E22
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9E22 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09B00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A42B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 158, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.136 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ba69',
500: '#bd9e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9e22; $custom-light: #d5ba69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 158,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70726,
"c": 0.13589,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.35388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9E22
secondary
#6E81CD
accent
#5FEC3B
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151107
muted
#83807A