#BDA75F#BDA75F
#BDA75F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.096 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA75F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 167, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 49.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.96, -1.53, 39.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.96, 39.95, 92.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0048 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.096 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8718, 39.2840, 16.4646) |
| Luminance | 0.3928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.83
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.23
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA75F #5F75BD
analogous
#BD785F #BDA75F #A4BD5F
triadic
#BDA75F #5FBDA7 #A75FBD
tetradic
#BDA75F #5FBD78 #5F75BD #BD5FA4
square
#BDA75F #5FBD78 #5F75BD #BD5FA4
split-complementary
#BDA75F #5FA4BD #785FBD
monochromatic
#72632F #9E8841 #BDA75F #CFBF8A #E1D7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BDA75F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#BDA75F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA75F
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA75F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA75F | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAB62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda75f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 167, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.096 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c08e',
500: '#bda75f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda75f; $custom-light: #d3c08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda75f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 167,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.957,
"s": 41.593,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73191,
"c": 0.09561,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.39282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA75F
secondary
#A8B2CF
accent
#73D156
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D