#BDB03E#BDB03E
#BDB03E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.133 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB03E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 176, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.02, -8.76, 57.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.02, 58.30, 98.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.0294 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.133 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3826, 42.2188, 10.7364) |
| Luminance | 0.4222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.02
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.42
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.08
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.73
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.74
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB03E #3E4BBD
analogous
#BD713E #BDB03E #8BBD3E
triadic
#BDB03E #3EBDB0 #B03EBD
tetradic
#BDB03E #3EBD71 #3E4BBD #BD3E8B
square
#BDB03E #3EBD71 #3E4BBD #BD3E8B
split-complementary
#BDB03E #3E8BBD #713EBD
monochromatic
#615A20 #8F852F #BDB03E #CEC46A #DDD698
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#BDB03E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#BDB03E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB03E
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB03E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB03E | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AA2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B045
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb03e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 176, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.133 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c779',
500: '#bdb03e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb03e; $custom-light: #d4c779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb03e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 176,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.858,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74719,
"c": 0.13287,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.42217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB03E
secondary
#8E94C9
accent
#5CDA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B