#BDB558#BDB558

#BDB558 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.116 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB558
RGB	rgb(189, 181, 88)
HSL	hsl(55, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(55, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 53.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.61, -9.53, 47.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.61, 48.70, 101.28°)
OKLab	oklab(76.06% -0.0286 0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(76.06% 0.116 104.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.2727, 44.5724, 15.7652)
Luminance	0.4457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB558 #5860BD

analogous

#BD8358 #BDB558 #92BD58

triadic

#BDB558 #58BDB5 #B558BD

tetradic

#BDB558 #58BD83 #5860BD #BD5892

square

#BDB558 #58BD83 #5860BD #BD5892

split-complementary

#BDB558 #5892BD #8358BD

monochromatic

#6F6A2C #9B933D #BDB558 #CEC884 #E0DCB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#BDB558 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.91

#BDB558 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB558

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB558	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB558	1.00	2.12	9.91	9.91
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3AF4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C6B45D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9ABA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb558;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 181, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.116 104.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3cb8a',
    500: '#bdb558',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb558;
$custom-light: #d3cb8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb558",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.248,
    "s": 43.348,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76058,
    "c": 0.1156,
    "h": 104.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB558

secondary

#A3A6CE

accent

#5FD355

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB558

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

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