#BDAA37#BDAA37
#BDAA37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.133 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -5.99, 58.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 59.07, 95.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% -0.0223 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.133 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0523, 39.8458, 9.4057) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.32
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.38
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.21
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.36
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.06
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA37 #374ABD
analogous
#BD6737 #BDAA37 #8DBD37
triadic
#BDAA37 #37BDAA #AA37BD
tetradic
#BDAA37 #37BD67 #374ABD #BD378D
square
#BDAA37 #37BD67 #374ABD #BD378D
split-complementary
#BDAA37 #378DBD #6737BD
monochromatic
#5E551B #8E7F29 #BDAA37 #D1C160 #DFD390
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDAA37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#BDAA37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA37
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA37 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA525
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.133 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c275',
500: '#bdaa37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa37; $custom-light: #d4c275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa37",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.493,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73383,
"c": 0.13263,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.39844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA37
secondary
#8690C9
accent
#5FDE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B