#BDBD69#BDBD69
#BDBD69 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.107 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBD69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 189, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 39%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 44%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 44.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.97, -12.09, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.97, 43.97, 105.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% -0.0342 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.107 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7344, 48.2349, 20.4736) |
| Luminance | 0.4823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.40
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.89
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.05
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.11
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.84
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBD69 #6969BD
analogous
#BD9369 #BDBD69 #93BD69
triadic
#BDBD69 #69BDBD #BD69BD
tetradic
#BDBD69 #69BD93 #6969BD #BD6993
square
#BDBD69 #69BD93 #6969BD #BD6993
split-complementary
#BDBD69 #6993BD #9369BD
monochromatic
#777734 #A2A247 #BDBD69 #D0D093 #E2E2BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BDBD69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#BDBD69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBD69
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBD69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBD69 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B762
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABA6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B4A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbd69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 189, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.107 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d095',
500: '#bdbd69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbd69; $custom-light: #d2d095; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbd69",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 189,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 38.889,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78003,
"c": 0.10705,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.48234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBD69
secondary
#B0B0D2
accent
#59CF59
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF9F2
border
#D3D2CC
text
#14140D
muted
#83827E