#BDAF72#BDAF72
#BDAF72 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.082 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDAF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 175, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 39.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.35, -3.83, 33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.35, 33.31, 96.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.17% -0.0097 0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.17% 0.082 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3543, 42.6949, 22.0842) |
| Luminance | 0.4269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.90
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.13
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.47
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDAF72 #7280BD
analogous
#BD8A72 #BDAF72 #A6BD72
triadic
#BDAF72 #72BDAF #AF72BD
tetradic
#BDAF72 #72BD8A #7280BD #BD72A6
square
#BDAF72 #72BD8A #7280BD #BD72A6
split-complementary
#BDAF72 #72A6BD #8A72BD
monochromatic
#7B6F3A #A5944D #BDAF72 #D1C79C #E4DEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BDAF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#BDAF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDAF72
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDAF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDAF72 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAC6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdaf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 175, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.082 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c69b',
500: '#bdaf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdaf72; $custom-light: #d2c69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdaf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 175,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.8,
"s": 36.232,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75169,
"c": 0.08177,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.42694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDAF72
secondary
#B7BCD4
accent
#71CC5C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E