#BDB581#BDB581
#BDB581 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.070 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB581 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 181, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 31%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 32%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 31.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -5.20, 27.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 28.06, 100.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.71% -0.0127 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.71% 0.07 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4730, 45.4525, 27.3531) |
| Luminance | 0.4545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.91
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.89
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.75
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.38
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB581 #8189BD
analogous
#BD9781 #BDB581 #A7BD81
triadic
#BDB581 #81BDB5 #B581BD
tetradic
#BDB581 #81BD97 #8189BD #BD81A7
square
#BDB581 #81BD97 #8189BD #BD81A7
split-complementary
#BDB581 #81A7BD #9781BD
monochromatic
#807843 #A89D59 #BDB581 #D2CDA9 #E7E4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#BDB581 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#BDB581 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB581
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB581 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB581 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB27D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B583
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6AEA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb581; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 181, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.070 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cba6',
500: '#bdb581',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb581; $custom-light: #d1cba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb581",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 181,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 31.25,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76706,
"c": 0.07002,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.45452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB581
secondary
#C2C5D8
accent
#4AAA3C
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#14130F
muted
#82827F