#BDA53F#BDA53F
#BDA53F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.123 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA53F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 165, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 66.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -2.90, 54.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 54.25, 93.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% -0.0125 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.123 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3403, 38.0898, 10.1922) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.10
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.25
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.29
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.88
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA53F #3F57BD
analogous
#BD663F #BDA53F #96BD3F
triadic
#BDA53F #3FBDA5 #A53FBD
tetradic
#BDA53F #3FBD66 #3F57BD #BD3F96
square
#BDA53F #3FBD66 #3F57BD #BD3F96
split-complementary
#BDA53F #3F96BD #663FBD
monochromatic
#615520 #8F7D30 #BDA53F #CEBB6B #DDD099
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BDA53F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#BDA53F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA53F
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA53F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA53F | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A232
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA944
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda53f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 165, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.123 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4bf79',
500: '#bda53f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda53f; $custom-light: #d4bf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda53f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 165,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.571,
"s": 50,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72394,
"c": 0.12306,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.38088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA53F
secondary
#8F9AC9
accent
#69DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B