#BDA622#BDA622
#BDA622 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.141 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA622 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 82%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.17, -4.73, 64.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.17, 64.99, 94.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.41% -0.0207 0.1396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.41% 0.141 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9131, 38.2086, 7.0491) |
| Luminance | 0.3821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.56
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.60
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.50
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.55
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA622 #2239BD
analogous
#BD5822 #BDA622 #86BD22
triadic
#BDA622 #22BDA6 #A622BD
tetradic
#BDA622 #22BD58 #2239BD #BD2286
square
#BDA622 #22BD58 #2239BD #BD2286
split-complementary
#BDA622 #2286BD #5822BD
monochromatic
#554B0F #897819 #BDA622 #DDC540 #E6D573
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BDA622 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#BDA622 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA622
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA622 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA622 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC998E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda622; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.141 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c06a',
500: '#bda622',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda622; $custom-light: #d5c06a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda622",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.097,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72406,
"c": 0.14113,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.38207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA622
secondary
#6E7CCD
accent
#56EC3B
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FBF7EC
border
#D4D0C7
text
#151207
muted
#83817A