#BDBB63#BDBB63

#BDBB63 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.111 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBB63
RGB	rgb(189, 187, 99)
HSL	hsl(59, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(59, 48%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 47.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.36, -11.65, 44.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.36, 45.99, 104.67°)
OKLab	oklab(77.49% -0.0335 0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(77.49% 0.111 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(41.0096, 47.2613, 18.7640)
Luminance	0.4726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBB63 #6365BD

analogous

#BD8E63 #BDBB63 #92BD63

triadic

#BDBB63 #63BDBB #BB63BD

tetradic

#BDBB63 #63BD8E #6365BD #BD6392

square

#BDBB63 #63BD8E #6365BD #BD6392

split-complementary

#BDBB63 #6392BD #8E63BD

monochromatic

#747331 #9F9D43 #BDBB63 #CFCE8E #E1E0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#BDBB63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.45

#BDBB63 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBB63

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBB63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBB63	1.00	2.01	10.45	10.45
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C8B55B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B967

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B1A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbb63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.111 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3cf91',
    500: '#bdbb63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbb63;
$custom-light: #d3cf91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbb63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77488,
    "c": 0.11107,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBB63

secondary

#ABACD0

accent

#5AD057

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBB63

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

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