#BDB478#BDB478

#BDB478 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.080 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB478
RGB	rgb(189, 180, 120)
HSL	hsl(52, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(52, 37%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 36.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.77, -5.78, 31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.77, 32.31, 100.30°)
OKLab	oklab(76.33% -0.0149 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(76.33% 0.08 100.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.6983, 44.8185, 24.2726)
Luminance	0.4482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB478 #7881BD

analogous

#BD9178 #BDB478 #A3BD78

triadic

#BDB478 #78BDB4 #B478BD

tetradic

#BDB478 #78BD91 #7881BD #BD78A3

square

#BDB478 #78BD91 #7881BD #BD78A3

split-complementary

#BDB478 #78A3BD #9178BD

monochromatic

#7D753D #A69B51 #BDB478 #D1CBA1 #E5E2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BDB478 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#BDB478 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB478

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB478	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB478	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFB074

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C2B47A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7ACA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb478;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 180, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.080 100.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2ca9f',
    500: '#bdb478',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb478;
$custom-light: #d2ca9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb478",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.174,
    "s": 34.328,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76327,
    "c": 0.07983,
    "h": 100.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.44817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB478

secondary

#BBBFD6

accent

#48AD38

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF8F2

border

#D3D1CC

text

#14130E

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB478

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

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