#BDBE21#BDBE21
#BDBE21 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.162 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBE21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 190, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 83%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 82.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -17.14, 70.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 72.68, 103.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.58% -0.0555 0.152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.58% 0.162 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6758, 47.7567, 8.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.4776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 1.64
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 2.45
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.97
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.05
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.41
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBE21 #2221BE
analogous
#BE7021 #BDBE21 #6EBE21
triadic
#BDBE21 #21BDBE #BE21BD
tetradic
#BDBE21 #21BE70 #2221BE #BE216E
square
#BDBE21 #21BE70 #2221BE #BE216E
split-complementary
#BDBE21 #216EBE #7021BE
monochromatic
#55560F #898A18 #BDBE21 #DDDE3F #E6E773
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BDBE21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BDBE21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBE21
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBE21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBE21 | 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)
#CEB500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB1A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbe21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 190, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.162 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d16d',
500: '#bdbe21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbe21; $custom-light: #d5d16d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbe21",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 190,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.382,
"s": 70.404,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77578,
"c": 0.16184,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.47756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBE21
secondary
#6E6DCD
accent
#3BED3C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151408
muted
#83827B