#BDBB61#BDBB61

#BDBB61 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.113 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBB61
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 97)
HSL	hsl(59, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(59, 49%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 48.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.33, -11.83, 45.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.33, 46.96, 104.60°)
OKLab	oklab(77.46% -0.0343 0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(77.46% 0.113 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(40.9152, 47.2236, 18.2667)
Luminance	0.4722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBB61 #6163BD

analogous

#BD8D61 #BDBB61 #91BD61

triadic

#BDBB61 #61BDBB #BB61BD

tetradic

#BDBB61 #61BD8D #6163BD #BD6191

square

#BDBB61 #61BD8D #6163BD #BD6191

split-complementary

#BDBB61 #6191BD #8D61BD

monochromatic

#737230 #9F9D42 #BDBB61 #CFCE8C #E1E0B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#BDBB61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.44

#BDBB61 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBB61

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBB61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBB61	1.00	2.01	10.44	10.44
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C8B559

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CAB965

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B1A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbb61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.113 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3cf90',
    500: '#bdbb61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbb61;
$custom-light: #d3cf90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbb61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.696,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77461,
    "c": 0.11313,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.47223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBB61

secondary

#AAABD0

accent

#5AD157

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF9F0

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBB61

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

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