#BDBB89#BDBB89
#BDBB89 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.067 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBB89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 187, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 28%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 27.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.93, -7.29, 25.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.93, 26.67, 105.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.13% -0.0184 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.13% 0.067 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2721, 48.1663, 30.6796) |
| Luminance | 0.4817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.70
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 7.35
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.37
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 7.72
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBB89 #898BBD
analogous
#BDA189 #BDBB89 #A5BD89
triadic
#BDBB89 #89BDBB #BB89BD
tetradic
#BDBB89 #89BDA1 #898BBD #BD89A5
square
#BDBB89 #89BDA1 #898BBD #BD89A5
split-complementary
#BDBB89 #89A5BD #A189BD
monochromatic
#838049 #A7A462 #BDBB89 #D3D2B0 #E9E8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BDBB89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#BDBB89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBB89
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBB89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBB89 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B786
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5BA8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbb89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 187, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.067 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cfab',
500: '#bdbb89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbb89; $custom-light: #d1cfab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbb89",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 187,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.692,
"s": 28.261,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7813,
"c": 0.06705,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.48166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBB89
secondary
#C8C8DA
accent
#43A73F
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F9F4
border
#D2D2CE
text
#141310
muted
#82827F