#BDB256#BDB256

#BDB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.115 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB256
RGB	rgb(189, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(54, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(54, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 54.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.78, -8.13, 47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.78, 48.43, 99.67°)
OKLab	oklab(75.39% -0.0248 0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(75.39% 0.115 102.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.5876, 43.3328, 15.1337)
Luminance	0.4333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB256 #5661BD

analogous

#BD7F56 #BDB256 #95BD56

triadic

#BDB256 #56BDB2 #B256BD

tetradic

#BDB256 #56BD7F #5661BD #BD5695

square

#BDB256 #56BD7F #5661BD #BD5695

split-complementary

#BDB256 #5695BD #7F56BD

monochromatic

#6E672B #9A903C #BDB256 #CEC682 #DFDAAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17

#BDB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.67

#BDB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB256

9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB256	1.00	2.17	9.67	9.67
#FFFFFF	2.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0AD4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C4B25A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CAA79D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.115 102.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3c888',
    500: '#bdb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb256;
$custom-light: #d3c888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.592,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75392,
    "c": 0.11451,
    "h": 102.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.43331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB256

secondary

#A1A6CD

accent

#62D454

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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