#BDB560#BDB560

#BDB560 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.108 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB560
RGB	rgb(189, 181, 96)
HSL	hsl(55, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(55, 49%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 49.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.70, -8.82, 43.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.70, 44.85, 101.35°)
OKLab	oklab(76.16% -0.0257 0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(76.16% 0.108 103.8)
XYZ	xyz(39.6225, 44.7123, 17.6072)
Luminance	0.4471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB560 #6068BD

analogous

#BD8660 #BDB560 #96BD60

triadic

#BDB560 #60BDB5 #B560BD

tetradic

#BDB560 #60BD86 #6068BD #BD6096

square

#BDB560 #60BD86 #6068BD #BD6096

split-complementary

#BDB560 #6096BD #8660BD

monochromatic

#736D30 #9E9642 #BDB560 #CFC98B #E1DDB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BDB560 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.94

#BDB560 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB560

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB560	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB560	1.00	2.11	9.94	9.94
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2B059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5B464

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9ABA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb560;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 181, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.108 103.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3cb8f',
    500: '#bdb560',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb560;
$custom-light: #d3cb8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb560",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.839,
    "s": 41.333,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76161,
    "c": 0.10764,
    "h": 103.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB560

secondary

#A9ACD0

accent

#61D157

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB560

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

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