#BDAA3F#BDAA3F
#BDAA3F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.127 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 66.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -5.55, 55.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 55.84, 95.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.0201 0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.127 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2598, 39.9288, 10.4988) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.21
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.12
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.87
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.03
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.32
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA3F #3F52BD
analogous
#BD6B3F #BDAA3F #91BD3F
triadic
#BDAA3F #3FBDAA #AA3FBD
tetradic
#BDAA3F #3FBD6B #3F52BD #BD3F91
square
#BDAA3F #3FBD6B #3F52BD #BD3F91
split-complementary
#BDAA3F #3F91BD #6B3FBD
monochromatic
#615720 #8F8130 #BDAA3F #CEBF6B #DDD399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDAA3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDAA3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA3F
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA3F | 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)
#BAA631
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.127 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c379',
500: '#bdaa3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa3f; $custom-light: #d4c379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.952,
"s": 50,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73449,
"c": 0.12698,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.39927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA3F
secondary
#8F98C9
accent
#63DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B