#BDAF3E#BDAF3E
#BDAF3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.132 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAF3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 175, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, -8.23, 57.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 57.95, 98.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% -0.0279 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.132 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1873, 41.8281, 10.6713) |
| Luminance | 0.4183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.94
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.62
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.69
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.89
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAF3E #3E4CBD
analogous
#BD703E #BDAF3E #8CBD3E
triadic
#BDAF3E #3EBDAF #AF3EBD
tetradic
#BDAF3E #3EBD70 #3E4CBD #BD3E8C
square
#BDAF3E #3EBD70 #3E4CBD #BD3E8C
split-complementary
#BDAF3E #3E8CBD #703EBD
monochromatic
#615A20 #8F842F #BDAF3E #CEC36A #DDD698
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BDAF3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#BDAF3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAF3E
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAF3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAF3E | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B045
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaf3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 175, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.132 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c679',
500: '#bdaf3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaf3e; $custom-light: #d4c679; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaf3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 175,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.386,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74505,
"c": 0.13199,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.41827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAF3E
secondary
#8E94C9
accent
#5DDA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B