#BDA95C#BDA95C
#BDA95C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.100 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDA95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 169, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 51.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -2.87, 42.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 42.14, 93.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.57% -0.009 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.57% 0.1 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1073, 39.9690, 15.8833) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.81
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.33
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDA95C #5C70BD
analogous
#BD795C #BDA95C #A0BD5C
triadic
#BDA95C #5CBDA9 #A95CBD
tetradic
#BDA95C #5CBD79 #5C70BD #BD5CA0
square
#BDA95C #5CBD79 #5C70BD #BD5CA0
split-complementary
#BDA95C #5CA0BD #795CBD
monochromatic
#71632E #9C893F #BDA95C #CFC088 #E0D7B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDA95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDA95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDA95C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDA95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDA95C | 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)
#B7A655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bda95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 169, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.100 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c28c',
500: '#bda95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bda95c; $custom-light: #d3c28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bda95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 169,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.629,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73567,
"c": 0.10032,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.39967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDA95C
secondary
#A6AECF
accent
#6FD256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D