#BDAA40#BDAA40
#BDAA40 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.126 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -5.49, 55.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 55.42, 95.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.0198 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.126 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2880, 39.9401, 10.6473) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.33
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.22
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.96
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.23
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA40 #4053BD
analogous
#BD6C40 #BDAA40 #92BD40
triadic
#BDAA40 #40BDAA #AA40BD
tetradic
#BDAA40 #40BD6C #4053BD #BD4092
square
#BDAA40 #40BD6C #4053BD #BD4092
split-complementary
#BDAA40 #4092BD #6C40BD
monochromatic
#625821 #8F8131 #BDAA40 #CDBF6D #DDD39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDAA40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDAA40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA40
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA40 | 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)
#BAA633
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.126 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c37a',
500: '#bdaa40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa40; $custom-light: #d4c37a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa40",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.88,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73458,
"c": 0.12622,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.39938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA40
secondary
#9099C9
accent
#64D94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B