#BDB63C#BDB63C
#BDB63C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.140 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB63C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 182, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 68.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, -11.97, 60.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 61.26, 101.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.0387 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.14 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5313, 44.6023, 10.8535) |
| Luminance | 0.4460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.63
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.07
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.74
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.44
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB63C #3C43BD
analogous
#BD763C #BDB63C #84BD3C
triadic
#BDB63C #3CBDB6 #B63CBD
tetradic
#BDB63C #3CBD76 #3C43BD #BD3C84
square
#BDB63C #3CBD76 #3C43BD #BD3C84
split-complementary
#BDB63C #3C84BD #763CBD
monochromatic
#605D1F #8F892D #BDB63C #CFC967 #DEDA96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BDB63C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#BDB63C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB63C
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB63C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB63C | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B544
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBAA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb63c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 182, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.140 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cb79',
500: '#bdb63c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb63c; $custom-light: #d4cb79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb63c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 182,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.744,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75993,
"c": 0.13985,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.44601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB63C
secondary
#8C8FC9
accent
#54DB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF8EE
border
#D4D1C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B