#BDB485#BDB485

#BDB485 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.064 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB485
RGB	rgb(189, 180, 133)
HSL	hsl(50, 30%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(50, 30%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 29.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.99, -4.15, 25.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.99, 25.52, 99.36°)
OKLab	oklab(76.58% -0.0095 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(76.58% 0.064 98.6)
XYZ	xyz(41.5415, 45.1557, 28.7134)
Luminance	0.4516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB485 #858EBD

analogous

#BD9885 #BDB485 #AABD85

triadic

#BDB485 #85BDB4 #B485BD

tetradic

#BDB485 #85BD98 #858EBD #BD85AA

square

#BDB485 #85BD98 #858EBD #BD85AA

split-complementary

#BDB485 #85AABD #9885BD

monochromatic

#827846 #A89C5D #BDB485 #D2CCAD #E8E5D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#BDB485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.03

#BDB485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB485

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB485	1.00	2.09	10.03	10.03
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDB182

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C0B587

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6ADA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 180, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.064 98.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1caa9',
    500: '#bdb485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb485;
$custom-light: #d1caa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.357,
    "s": 29.787,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76575,
    "c": 0.06397,
    "h": 98.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.45155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB485

secondary

#C5C8D9

accent

#4EA83D

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F8F4

border

#D2D1CE

text

#14130F

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB485

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

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