#BDB465#BDB465

#BDB465 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.101 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB465
RGB	rgb(189, 180, 101)
HSL	hsl(54, 40%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(54, 47%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 46.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.50, -7.83, 41.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.50, 41.97, 100.75°)
OKLab	oklab(76.02% -0.0224 0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(76.02% 0.101 102.8)
XYZ	xyz(39.6575, 44.4021, 18.7908)
Luminance	0.4440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB465 #656EBD

analogous

#BD8865 #BDB465 #9ABD65

triadic

#BDB465 #65BDB4 #B465BD

tetradic

#BDB465 #65BD88 #656EBD #BD659A

square

#BDB465 #65BD88 #656EBD #BD659A

split-complementary

#BDB465 #659ABD #8865BD

monochromatic

#756E32 #A09745 #BDB465 #CFC990 #E2DEBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#BDB465 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#BDB465 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB465

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB465	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB465	1.00	2.13	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AF5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C4B468

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8AAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb465;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 180, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.101 102.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2ca92',
    500: '#bdb465',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb465;
$custom-light: #d2ca92;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb465",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.864,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76019,
    "c": 0.10133,
    "h": 102.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB465

secondary

#ADB1D1

accent

#64D058

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF8F1

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB465

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

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