#BDBB76#BDBB76
#BDBB76 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.090 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBB76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 187, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 35%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 38%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 37.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -9.66, 35.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 36.52, 105.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.78% -0.0262 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.78% 0.09 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0272, 47.6684, 24.1230) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.08
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.67
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.83
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.85
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.07
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBB76 #7678BD
analogous
#BD9776 #BDBB76 #9BBD76
triadic
#BDBB76 #76BDBB #BB76BD
tetradic
#BDBB76 #76BD97 #7678BD #BD769B
square
#BDBB76 #76BD97 #7678BD #BD769B
split-complementary
#BDBB76 #769BBD #9776BD
monochromatic
#7D7B3C #A6A350 #BDBB76 #D1D09F #E5E4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BDBB76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#BDBB76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBB76
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBB76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBB76 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B671
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbb76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.090 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2cf9e',
500: '#bdbb76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbb76; $custom-light: #d2cf9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbb76",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 187,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.31,
"s": 34.975,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77778,
"c": 0.09014,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.47667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBB76
secondary
#BABBD5
accent
#3BAE38
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF9F2
border
#D3D2CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E