#BDA450#BDA450
#BDA450 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.108 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA450 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 164, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 58%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 57.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, -1.21, 46.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 46.25, 91.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.0056 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.108 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7112, 37.9507, 13.0320) |
| Luminance | 0.3795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.80
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.52
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.59
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.95
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA450 #5069BD
analogous
#BD6E50 #BDA450 #9FBD50
triadic
#BDA450 #50BDA4 #A450BD
tetradic
#BDA450 #50BD6E #5069BD #BD509F
square
#BDA450 #50BD6E #5069BD #BD509F
split-complementary
#BDA450 #509FBD #6E50BD
monochromatic
#6A5B28 #978139 #BDA450 #CEBB7C #DFD2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BDA450 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#BDA450 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA450
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA450 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA450 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda450; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 164, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.108 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3be84',
500: '#bda450',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda450; $custom-light: #d3be84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda450",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 164,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.239,
"s": 45.228,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72365,
"c": 0.10801,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.37949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA450
secondary
#9DA8CC
accent
#71D553
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C