#BDB424#BDB424

#BDB424 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.151 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB424
RGB	rgb(189, 180, 36)
HSL	hsl(56, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(56, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 81%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.95, -11.98, 67.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.95, 68.58, 100.06°)
OKLab	oklab(75.41% -0.0409 0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(75.41% 0.151 105.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.6276, 43.5902, 8.1004)
Luminance	0.4359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB424 #242DBD

analogous

#BD6824 #BDB424 #79BD24

triadic

#BDB424 #24BDB4 #B424BD

tetradic

#BDB424 #24BD68 #242DBD #BD2479

square

#BDB424 #24BD68 #242DBD #BD2479

split-complementary

#BDB424 #2479BD #6824BD

monochromatic

#565210 #8A831A #BDB424 #DBD243 #E5DE76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#BDB424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#BDB424 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB424

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB424	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4AD00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CCA79A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 180, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.151 105.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5ca6d',
    500: '#bdb424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb424;
$custom-light: #d5ca6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.471,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75413,
    "c": 0.15147,
    "h": 105.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.43589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB424

secondary

#7076CC

accent

#47EB3D

background

#FDFCF7

surface

#FBF8ED

border

#D4D1C8

text

#151308

muted

#83827B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB424

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

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