#BDBB32#BDBB32

#BDBB32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.151 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBB32
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 50)
HSL	hsl(59, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(59, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.93, -15.02, 65.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.93, 66.71, 103.01°)
OKLab	oklab(77.01% -0.0482 0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(77.01% 0.151 108.6)
XYZ	xyz(39.3338, 46.5910, 9.9380)
Luminance	0.4659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBB32 #3234BD

analogous

#BD7632 #BDBB32 #79BD32

triadic

#BDBB32 #32BDBB #BB32BD

tetradic

#BDBB32 #32BD76 #3234BD #BD3279

square

#BDBB32 #32BD76 #3234BD #BD3279

split-complementary

#BDBB32 #3279BD #7632BD

monochromatic

#5C5B18 #8D8B25 #BDBB32 #D3D159 #E0DF89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#BDBB32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.32

#BDBB32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBB32

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBB32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBB32	1.00	2.04	10.32	10.32
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CBB315

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CDB83D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBAFA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbb32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.151 108.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5cf74',
    500: '#bdbb32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbb32;
$custom-light: #d5cf74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbb32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.137,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77008,
    "c": 0.15094,
    "h": 108.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBB32

secondary

#8182CA

accent

#49E146

background

#FDFCF7

surface

#FBF9ED

border

#D4D2C8

text

#151309

muted

#83827B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBB32

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

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