#BDA75D#BDA75D
#BDA75D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.098 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 50.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -1.72, 40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 40.95, 92.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% -0.0056 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.098 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7820, 39.2482, 15.9920) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.64
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.98
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.36
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75D #5D73BD
analogous
#BD775D #BDA75D #A3BD5D
triadic
#BDA75D #5DBDA7 #A75DBD
tetradic
#BDA75D #5DBD77 #5D73BD #BD5DA3
square
#BDA75D #5DBD77 #5D73BD #BD5DA3
split-complementary
#BDA75D #5DA3BD #775DBD
monochromatic
#71622E #9D8840 #BDA75D #CFBF88 #E0D6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA75D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#BDA75D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75D
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75D | 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)
#B5A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.098 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08c',
500: '#bda75d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75d; $custom-light: #d3c08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.25,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73162,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.39247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75D
secondary
#A7B0CF
accent
#72D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D