#BDA95A#BDA95A
#BDA95A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.102 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA95A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 52.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -3.05, 43.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 43.12, 94.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% -0.0098 0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.102 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0210, 39.9345, 15.4289) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.94
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.38
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.51
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA95A #5A6EBD
analogous
#BD785A #BDA95A #9FBD5A
triadic
#BDA95A #5ABDA9 #A95ABD
tetradic
#BDA95A #5ABD78 #5A6EBD #BD5A9F
square
#BDA95A #5ABD78 #5A6EBD #BD5A9F
split-complementary
#BDA95A #5A9FBD #785ABD
monochromatic
#70622D #9C893E #BDA95A #CEC086 #E0D7B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA95A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA95A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA95A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA95A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA95A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A653
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda95a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.102 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c28a',
500: '#bda95a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda95a; $custom-light: #d3c28a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda95a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.879,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73539,
"c": 0.10234,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.39933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA95A
secondary
#A5ADCE
accent
#6FD355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D