#BDB783#BDB783

#BDB783 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.070 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDB783
RGB	rgb(189, 183, 131)
HSL	hsl(54, 31%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(54, 31%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 30.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.76, -5.99, 27.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.76, 27.92, 102.39°)
OKLab	oklab(77.17% -0.0149 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(77.17% 0.07 102.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.0168, 46.3254, 28.1966)
Luminance	0.4632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDB783 #8389BD

analogous

#BD9A83 #BDB783 #A6BD83

triadic

#BDB783 #83BDB7 #B783BD

tetradic

#BDB783 #83BD9A #8389BD #BD83A6

square

#BDB783 #83BD9A #8389BD #BD83A6

split-complementary

#BDB783 #83A6BD #9A83BD

monochromatic

#817B45 #A8A05B #BDB783 #D2CEAB #E8E5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#BDB783 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.26

#BDB783 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDB783

10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDB783	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDB783	1.00	2.05	10.26	10.26
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0B37F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C3B785

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6B0A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdb783;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 183, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.070 102.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1cca7',
    500: '#bdb783',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdb783;
$custom-light: #d1cca7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdb783",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 183,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.793,
    "s": 30.526,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77166,
    "c": 0.0698,
    "h": 102.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.46324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDB783

secondary

#C3C6D8

accent

#48A93C

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F8F4

border

#D2D1CE

text

#14130F

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDB783

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

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