#BDA75E#BDA75E
#BDA75E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.097 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 50.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.94, -1.62, 40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.94, 40.45, 92.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.0052 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.097 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8266, 39.2660, 16.2268) |
| Luminance | 0.3926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.81
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.49
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.29
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75E #5E74BD
analogous
#BD775E #BDA75E #A3BD5E
triadic
#BDA75E #5EBDA7 #A75EBD
tetradic
#BDA75E #5EBD77 #5E74BD #BD5EA3
square
#BDA75E #5EBD77 #5E74BD #BD5EA3
split-complementary
#BDA75E #5EA3BD #775EBD
monochromatic
#72622F #9D8840 #BDA75E #CFBF89 #E1D6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#BDA75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75E
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75E | 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)
#B5A458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.097 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08d',
500: '#bda75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75e; $custom-light: #d3c08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.105,
"s": 41.85,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73177,
"c": 0.09664,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.39264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75E
secondary
#A8B1CF
accent
#73D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D