#BDBE32#BDBE32
#BDBE32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.154 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBE32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 190, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 74%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 73.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -16.53, 65.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 67.82, 104.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.66% -0.0524 0.1447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.66% 0.154 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9769, 47.8772, 10.1524) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.61
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.30
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.42
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.50
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.61
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBE32 #3332BE
analogous
#BE7932 #BDBE32 #77BE32
triadic
#BDBE32 #32BDBE #BE32BD
tetradic
#BDBE32 #32BE79 #3332BE #BE3277
square
#BDBE32 #32BE79 #3332BE #BE3277
split-complementary
#BDBE32 #3277BE #7932BE
monochromatic
#5D5D19 #8D8E25 #BDBE32 #D3D35A #E0E08A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BDBE32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#BDBE32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBE32
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBE32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBE32 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB614
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAB2A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbe32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 190, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.154 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d175',
500: '#bdbe32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbe32; $custom-light: #d5d175; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbe32",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 190,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.429,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77663,
"c": 0.15389,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.47876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBE32
secondary
#8282CA
accent
#46E247
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151409
muted
#83827B