#BDA866#BDA866
#BDA866 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.089 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA866 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 168, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 40%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 46%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.32, -1.39, 36.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.32, 36.80, 92.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% -0.0037 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.089 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3883, 39.7849, 18.2776) |
| Luminance | 0.3978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.81
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.82
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.55
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.60
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA866 #667BBD
analogous
#BD7D66 #BDA866 #A7BD66
triadic
#BDA866 #66BDA8 #A866BD
tetradic
#BDA866 #66BD7D #667BBD #BD66A7
square
#BDA866 #66BD7D #667BBD #BD66A7
split-complementary
#BDA866 #66A7BD #7D66BD
monochromatic
#766633 #A18B45 #BDA866 #CFC091 #E2D9BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA866 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#BDA866 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA866
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA866 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA866 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A661
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAC68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda866; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 168, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.089 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c193',
500: '#bda866',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda866; $custom-light: #d2c193; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda866",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 168,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.517,
"s": 39.726,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73506,
"c": 0.08901,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.39783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA866
secondary
#AEB6D1
accent
#75D058
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F1
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E