#BDB02E#BDB02E
#BDB02E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.143 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB02E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 176, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.92, -9.54, 63.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.92, 64.25, 98.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% -0.0332 0.1392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.143 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0064, 42.0683, 8.7549) |
| Luminance | 0.4207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.73
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.06
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.02
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.76
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB02E #2E3BBD
analogous
#BD682E #BDB02E #82BD2E
triadic
#BDB02E #2EBDB0 #B02EBD
tetradic
#BDB02E #2EBD68 #2E3BBD #BD2E82
square
#BDB02E #2EBD68 #2E3BBD #BD2E82
split-complementary
#BDB02E #2E82BD #682EBD
monochromatic
#5B5416 #8C8222 #BDB02E #D5C953 #E1D984
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BDB02E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#BDB02E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB02E
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB02E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB02E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AA12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb02e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 176, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.143 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c771',
500: '#bdb02e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb02e; $custom-light: #d5c771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb02e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 176,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74603,
"c": 0.1431,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.42067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB02E
secondary
#7C83CA
accent
#52E444
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8ED
border
#D4D1C8
text
#151308
muted
#83827B