#BDA75C#BDA75C
#BDA75C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.099 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 51.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.92, -1.81, 41.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.92, 41.44, 92.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.15% -0.0059 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.15% 0.099 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7380, 39.2306, 15.7602) |
| Luminance | 0.3923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.06
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.43
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75C #5C72BD
analogous
#BD775C #BDA75C #A2BD5C
triadic
#BDA75C #5CBDA7 #A75CBD
tetradic
#BDA75C #5CBD77 #5C72BD #BD5CA2
square
#BDA75C #5CBD77 #5C72BD #BD5CA2
split-complementary
#BDA75C #5CA2BD #775CBD
monochromatic
#71622E #9C873F #BDA75C #CFBF88 #E0D6B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA75C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#BDA75C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75C
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.099 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08c',
500: '#bda75c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75c; $custom-light: #d3c08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.392,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73148,
"c": 0.09868,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.39229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75C
secondary
#A6AFCF
accent
#72D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D