#BDA660#BDA660
#BDA660 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.094 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA660 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 166, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 41%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 49.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.71, -0.90, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.71, 39.12, 91.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.0029 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.094 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7350, 38.9374, 16.6447) |
| Luminance | 0.3894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.31
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.44
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.70
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.81
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA660 #6077BD
analogous
#BD7760 #BDA660 #A5BD60
triadic
#BDA660 #60BDA6 #A660BD
tetradic
#BDA660 #60BD77 #6077BD #BD60A5
square
#BDA660 #60BD77 #6077BD #BD60A5
split-complementary
#BDA660 #60A5BD #7760BD
monochromatic
#736230 #9E8742 #BDA660 #CFBE8B #E1D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#BDA660 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#BDA660 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA660
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA660 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA660 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A45A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda660; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 166, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.094 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08e',
500: '#bda660',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda660; $custom-light: #d3c08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda660",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 166,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.161,
"s": 41.333,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72998,
"c": 0.09378,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.38936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA660
secondary
#A9B3D0
accent
#75D157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D