#BDA75A#BDA75A
#BDA75A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.101 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 52.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, -1.98, 42.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 42.42, 92.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.12% -0.0067 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.12% 0.101 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6518, 39.1960, 15.3059) |
| Luminance | 0.3919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.19
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.53
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.07
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.59
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75A #5A70BD
analogous
#BD765A #BDA75A #A1BD5A
triadic
#BDA75A #5ABDA7 #A75ABD
tetradic
#BDA75A #5ABD76 #5A70BD #BD5AA1
square
#BDA75A #5ABD76 #5A70BD #BD5AA1
split-complementary
#BDA75A #5AA1BD #765ABD
monochromatic
#70612D #9C873E #BDA75A #CEBE86 #E0D6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BDA75A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BDA75A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75A
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75A | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.101 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08a',
500: '#bda75a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75a; $custom-light: #d3c08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7312,
"c": 0.1007,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.39194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75A
secondary
#A5AECE
accent
#71D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D