#BDAA41#BDAA41
#BDAA41 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.125 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAA41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 170, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 65.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -5.43, 54.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 54.99, 95.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.47% -0.0196 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.47% 0.125 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3167, 39.9516, 10.7985) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.45
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.33
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.06
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.14
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.22
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAA41 #4154BD
analogous
#BD6C41 #BDAA41 #92BD41
triadic
#BDAA41 #41BDAA #AA41BD
tetradic
#BDAA41 #41BD6C #4154BD #BD4192
square
#BDAA41 #41BD6C #4154BD #BD4192
split-complementary
#BDAA41 #4192BD #6C41BD
monochromatic
#625822 #8F8131 #BDAA41 #CDBF6E #DDD39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BDAA41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BDAA41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAA41
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAA41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAA41 | 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)
#BAA634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaa41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 170, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.125 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c37b',
500: '#bdaa41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaa41; $custom-light: #d4c37b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaa41",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 170,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.806,
"s": 48.819,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73467,
"c": 0.12545,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAA41
secondary
#9199C9
accent
#64D84F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C