#BD9E2B#BD9E2B
#BD9E2B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.131 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 158, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 77.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -0.15, 60.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 60.09, 90.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.78% -0.0069 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.78% 0.131 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6511, 35.4490, 7.3549) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.24
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.21
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.24
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.47
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.49
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9E2B #2B4ABD
analogous
#BD552B #BD9E2B #93BD2B
triadic
#BD9E2B #2BBD9E #9E2BBD
tetradic
#BD9E2B #2BBD55 #2B4ABD #BD2B93
square
#BD9E2B #2BBD55 #2B4ABD #BD2B93
split-complementary
#BD9E2B #2B93BD #552BBD
monochromatic
#594B14 #8B7420 #BD9E2B #D7BA4E #E2CD80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BD9E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BD9E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9E2B
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9E2B | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09B14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A432
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 158, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.131 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ba6e',
500: '#bd9e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9e2b; $custom-light: #d5ba6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 158,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.26,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70777,
"c": 0.13144,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.35447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9E2B
secondary
#798ACB
accent
#65E642
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151108
muted
#83807B