#BDB95D#BDB95D
#BDB95D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.115 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDB95D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 185, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 50.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.75, -11.17, 46.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.75, 48.00, 103.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.98% -0.0328 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.98% 0.115 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3120, 46.3082, 17.1687) |
| Luminance | 0.4631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.64
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.33
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.46
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.60
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.93
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDB95D #5D61BD
analogous
#BD895D #BDB95D #91BD5D
triadic
#BDB95D #5DBDB9 #B95DBD
tetradic
#BDB95D #5DBD89 #5D61BD #BD5D91
square
#BDB95D #5DBD89 #5D61BD #BD5D91
split-complementary
#BDB95D #5D91BD #895DBD
monochromatic
#716F2E #9D9940 #BDB95D #CFCC88 #E0DFB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#BDB95D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#BDB95D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDB95D
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDB95D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDB95D | 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)
#C6B355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AFA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdb95d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 185, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.115 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cd8d',
500: '#bdb95d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdb95d; $custom-light: #d3cd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdb95d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 185,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.5,
"s": 42.105,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76979,
"c": 0.11494,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.46307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDB95D
secondary
#A7A9CF
accent
#5BD256
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D