#BDB13E#BDB13E
#BDB13E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.134 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB13E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 177, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, -9.28, 57.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 58.65, 99.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% -0.0308 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.134 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5794, 42.6124, 10.8020) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.14
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.24
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.19
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.44
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.80
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB13E #3E4ABD
analogous
#BD723E #BDB13E #8ABD3E
triadic
#BDB13E #3EBDB1 #B13EBD
tetradic
#BDB13E #3EBD72 #3E4ABD #BD3E8A
square
#BDB13E #3EBD72 #3E4ABD #BD3E8A
split-complementary
#BDB13E #3E8ABD #723EBD
monochromatic
#615B20 #8F862F #BDB13E #CEC56A #DDD798
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BDB13E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#BDB13E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB13E
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB13E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB13E | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B145
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA59A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb13e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 177, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.134 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c87a',
500: '#bdb13e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb13e; $custom-light: #d4c87a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb13e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 177,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.331,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74933,
"c": 0.13378,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.42611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB13E
secondary
#8E93C9
accent
#5BDA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B