#BDBD4E#BDBD4E
#BDBD4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.133 H 109.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 189, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 58.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -14.41, 54.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 56.57, 104.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0436 0.1257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.133 109.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5602, 47.7652, 14.2893) |
| Luminance | 0.4776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.32
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.34
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.48
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.78
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.82
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBD4E #4E4EBD
analogous
#BD864E #BDBD4E #86BD4E
triadic
#BDBD4E #4EBDBD #BD4EBD
tetradic
#BDBD4E #4EBD86 #4E4EBD #BD4E86
square
#BDBD4E #4EBD86 #4E4EBD #BD4E86
split-complementary
#BDBD4E #4E86BD #864EBD
monochromatic
#696927 #969638 #BDBD4E #CECE7B #DEDEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BDBD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BDBD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBD4E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBD4E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB642
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBA54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbd4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 189, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.133 109.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3d084',
500: '#bdbd4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbd4e; $custom-light: #d3d084; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbd4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 189,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77671,
"c": 0.13309,
"h": 109.1
},
"luminance": 0.47764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBD4E
secondary
#9B9BCC
accent
#52D552
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9EF
border
#D3D2CA
text
#14140B
muted
#83827C