#BDA95B#BDA95B
#BDA95B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.101 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA95B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 51.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -2.96, 42.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 42.63, 93.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% -0.0094 0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.101 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0638, 39.9516, 15.6546) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.84
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.85
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.32
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.37
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.42
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA95B #5B6FBD
analogous
#BD785B #BDA95B #A0BD5B
triadic
#BDA95B #5BBDA9 #A95BBD
tetradic
#BDA95B #5BBD78 #5B6FBD #BD5BA0
square
#BDA95B #5BBD78 #5B6FBD #BD5BA0
split-complementary
#BDA95B #5BA0BD #785BBD
monochromatic
#70632D #9C893F #BDA95B #CFC087 #E0D7B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA95B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA95B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA95B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA95B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA95B | 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)
#B7A654
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda95b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.101 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c28b',
500: '#bda95b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda95b; $custom-light: #d3c28b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda95b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.755,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73553,
"c": 0.10134,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA95B
secondary
#A5AECF
accent
#6FD255
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D