#BDB144#BDB144
#BDB144 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.129 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB144 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 177, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 64%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, -8.92, 55.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 56.16, 99.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.99% -0.0291 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.99% 0.129 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7533, 42.6819, 11.7175) |
| Luminance | 0.4268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.73
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.89
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.70
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.97
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB144 #4450BD
analogous
#BD7544 #BDB144 #8CBD44
triadic
#BDB144 #44BDB1 #B144BD
tetradic
#BDB144 #44BD75 #4450BD #BD448C
square
#BDB144 #44BD75 #4450BD #BD448C
split-complementary
#BDB144 #448CBD #7544BD
monochromatic
#635D23 #918733 #BDB144 #CDC471 #DDD79E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BDB144 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#BDB144 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB144
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB144 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB144 | 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)
#C0AB37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B14A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA59A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb144; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 177, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.129 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c87d',
500: '#bdb144',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb144; $custom-light: #d4c87d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb144",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 177,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.05,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74986,
"c": 0.12925,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.4268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB144
secondary
#9399C9
accent
#5ED750
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#15130A
muted
#83827C