#BD9E2D#BD9E2D
#BD9E2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.130 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 158, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 76.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -0.07, 59.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 59.39, 90.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.79% -0.0065 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.79% 0.13 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6887, 35.4640, 7.5529) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.39
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.28
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.37
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.56
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.58
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9E2D #2D4CBD
analogous
#BD562D #BD9E2D #94BD2D
triadic
#BD9E2D #2DBD9E #9E2DBD
tetradic
#BD9E2D #2DBD56 #2D4CBD #BD2D94
square
#BD9E2D #2DBD56 #2D4CBD #BD2D94
split-complementary
#BD9E2D #2D94BD #562DBD
monochromatic
#5A4B15 #8C7521 #BD9E2D #D6B952 #E1CD83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BD9E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BD9E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9E2D
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9E2D | 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)
#B09B18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A434
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 158, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.130 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ba6f',
500: '#bd9e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9e2d; $custom-light: #d5ba6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 158,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.083,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70789,
"c": 0.13032,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.35462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9E2D
secondary
#7B8CCB
accent
#66E543
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151108
muted
#83807B