#BDBC76#BDBC76
#BDBC76 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.091 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBC76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 188, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 35%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 38%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 37.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -10.18, 35.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 36.99, 105.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.0277 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.091 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2400, 48.0941, 24.1940) |
| Luminance | 0.4809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.26
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.28
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.51
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.78
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBC76 #7677BD
analogous
#BD9876 #BDBC76 #9ABD76
triadic
#BDBC76 #76BDBC #BC76BD
tetradic
#BDBC76 #76BD98 #7677BD #BD769A
square
#BDBC76 #76BD98 #7677BD #BD769A
split-complementary
#BDBC76 #769ABD #9876BD
monochromatic
#7D7C3C #A6A550 #BDBC76 #D1D09F #E5E4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#BDBC76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#BDBC76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBC76
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBC76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBC76 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B771
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8BA79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbc76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 188, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.091 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d09e',
500: '#bdbc76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbc76; $custom-light: #d2d09e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbc76",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 188,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.155,
"s": 34.975,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77992,
"c": 0.09133,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.48093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBC76
secondary
#BABAD5
accent
#39AE38
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF9F2
border
#D3D2CC
text
#14130E
muted
#83827E