#BDB05F#BDB05F
#BDB05F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.104 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB05F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 176, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 49.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.35, -6.30, 42.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.35, 43.30, 98.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.08% -0.0186 0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.08% 0.104 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5783, 42.6971, 17.0335) |
| Luminance | 0.4270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.83
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.67
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.28
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.47
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB05F #5F6CBD
analogous
#BD815F #BDB05F #9BBD5F
triadic
#BDB05F #5FBDB0 #B05FBD
tetradic
#BDB05F #5FBD81 #5F6CBD #BD5F9B
square
#BDB05F #5FBD81 #5F6CBD #BD5F9B
split-complementary
#BDB05F #5F9BBD #815FBD
monochromatic
#72692F #9E9141 #BDB05F #CFC58A #E1DBB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BDB05F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#BDB05F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB05F
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB05F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB05F | 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)
#BDAC58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B163
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb05f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 176, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.104 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c78e',
500: '#bdb05f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb05f; $custom-light: #d3c78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb05f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 176,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.702,
"s": 41.593,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75084,
"c": 0.1036,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.42696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB05F
secondary
#A8AECF
accent
#67D156
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D