#BD9F2A#BD9F2A
#BD9F2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.133 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 159, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 77.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, -0.72, 60.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 60.68, 90.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% -0.0087 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.133 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8042, 35.7843, 7.3166) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.38
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.45
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.67
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.70
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9F2A #2A48BD
analogous
#BD552A #BD9F2A #91BD2A
triadic
#BD9F2A #2ABD9F #9F2ABD
tetradic
#BD9F2A #2ABD55 #2A48BD #BD2A91
square
#BD9F2A #2ABD55 #2A48BD #BD2A91
split-complementary
#BD9F2A #2A91BD #552ABD
monochromatic
#594B14 #8B751F #BD9F2A #D7BB4D #E3CE7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#BD9F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#BD9F2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9F2A
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9F2A | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19C11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A532
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9289
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 159, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.133 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5bb6d',
500: '#bd9f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9f2a; $custom-light: #d5bb6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 159,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.755,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70979,
"c": 0.13258,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.35782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9F2A
secondary
#7889CB
accent
#63E741
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF6EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151108
muted
#83807B