#BDBB46#BDBB46

#BDBB46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.137 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBB46
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 70)
HSL	hsl(59, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(59, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 63%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.06, -13.94, 57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.06, 59.16, 103.63°)
OKLab	oklab(77.16% -0.0431 0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(77.16% 0.137 108.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.8634, 46.8028, 12.7271)
Luminance	0.4680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBB46 #4648BD

analogous

#BD8046 #BDBB46 #83BD46

triadic

#BDBB46 #46BDBB #BB46BD

tetradic

#BDBB46 #46BD80 #4648BD #BD4683

square

#BDBB46 #46BD80 #4648BD #BD4683

split-complementary

#BDBB46 #4683BD #8046BD

monochromatic

#656424 #929034 #BDBB46 #CDCC73 #DDDCA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#BDBB46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.36

#BDBB46 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBB46

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBB46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBB46	1.00	2.03	10.36	10.36
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CAB437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCB84D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CAB0A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbb46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.137 108.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4cf7f',
    500: '#bdbb46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbb46;
$custom-light: #d4cf7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbb46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.992,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7716,
    "c": 0.13749,
    "h": 108.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.46802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBB46

secondary

#9596CA

accent

#53D751

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF9EF

border

#D3D2CA

text

#15130A

muted

#83827C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBB46

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

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