#BDB95C#BDB95C
#BDB95C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.116 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 185, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 51.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.73, -11.25, 47.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.73, 48.48, 103.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% -0.0331 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.116 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2680, 46.2906, 16.9369) |
| Luminance | 0.4629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.79
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.38
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.55
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.64
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.00
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB95C #5C60BD
analogous
#BD895C #BDB95C #90BD5C
triadic
#BDB95C #5CBDB9 #B95CBD
tetradic
#BDB95C #5CBD89 #5C60BD #BD5C90
square
#BDB95C #5CBD89 #5C60BD #BD5C90
split-complementary
#BDB95C #5C90BD #895CBD
monochromatic
#716E2E #9C993F #BDB95C #CFCC88 #E0DEB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#BDB95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#BDB95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB95C
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB95C | 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)
#C6B353
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AFA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 185, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.116 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cd8d',
500: '#bdb95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb95c; $custom-light: #d3cd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 185,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.526,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76966,
"c": 0.11593,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.46289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB95C
secondary
#A6A8CF
accent
#5BD256
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D