#BDBDAB#BDBDAB

#BDBDAB is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.025 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBDAB
RGB	rgb(189, 189, 171)
HSL	hsl(60, 12%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(60, 10%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.16, -3.18, 9.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.16, 9.65, 109.27°)
OKLab	oklab(79.34% -0.0072 0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(79.34% 0.025 106.9)
XYZ	xyz(46.5337, 50.1545, 45.7495)
Luminance	0.5015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBDAB #ABABBD

analogous

#BDB4AB #BDBDAB #B4BDAB

triadic

#BDBDAB #ABBDBD #BDABBD

tetradic

#BDBDAB #ABBDB4 #ABABBD #BDABB4

square

#BDBDAB #ABBDB4 #ABABBD #BDABB4

split-complementary

#BDBDAB #ABB4BD #B4ABBD

monochromatic

#858569 #A2A289 #BDBDAB #D8D8CD #F2F2EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.90

#BDBDAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.03

#BDBDAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBDAB

11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBDAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBDAB	1.00	1.90	11.03	11.03
#FFFFFF	1.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0BBAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C1BCAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0BAB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbdab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 189, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.025 106.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1d0c4',
    500: '#bdbdab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbdab;
$custom-light: #d1d0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbdab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 12,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79337,
    "c": 0.02481,
    "h": 106.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.50154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBDAB

secondary

#7C7C90

accent

#4F964F

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FBFBF9

border

#D4D4D2

text

#141412

muted

#838382

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBDAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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