#BDA75B#BDA75B
#BDA75B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.100 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 51.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -1.90, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 41.93, 92.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.0063 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.1 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6946, 39.2132, 15.5315) |
| Luminance | 0.3921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.09
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.50
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.14
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.51
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75B #5B71BD
analogous
#BD765B #BDA75B #A2BD5B
triadic
#BDA75B #5BBDA7 #A75BBD
tetradic
#BDA75B #5BBD76 #5B71BD #BD5BA2
square
#BDA75B #5BBD76 #5B71BD #BD5BA2
split-complementary
#BDA75B #5BA2BD #765BBD
monochromatic
#70612D #9C873F #BDA75B #CFBE87 #E0D6B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA75B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BDA75B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75B
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75B | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 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)
#B5A454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.100 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08b',
500: '#bda75b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75b; $custom-light: #d3c08b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.531,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73134,
"c": 0.09969,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.39212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75B
secondary
#A5AFCF
accent
#71D255
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D