#BDBE62#BDBE62

#BDBE62 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.116 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BDBE62
RGB	rgb(189, 190, 98)
HSL	hsl(61, 41%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(61, 48%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 48.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.16, -13.28, 45.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.16, 47.82, 106.12°)
OKLab	oklab(78.12% -0.0383 0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(78.12% 0.116 109.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.6052, 48.5285, 18.7282)
Luminance	0.4853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BDBE62 #6362BE

analogous

#BE9162 #BDBE62 #8FBE62

triadic

#BDBE62 #62BDBE #BE62BD

tetradic

#BDBE62 #62BE91 #6362BE #BE628F

square

#BDBE62 #62BE91 #6362BE #BE628F

split-complementary

#BDBE62 #628FBE #9162BE

monochromatic

#747530 #9FA042 #BDBE62 #CFD08D #E1E2B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#BDBE62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.71

#BDBE62 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BDBE62

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BDBE62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BDBE62	1.00	1.96	10.71	10.71
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CBB75A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCBB67

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B4A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bdbe62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 190, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.116 109.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3d191',
    500: '#bdbe62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bdbe62;
$custom-light: #d3d191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bdbe62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.652,
    "s": 41.441,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78122,
    "c": 0.11552,
    "h": 109.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.48528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BDBE62

secondary

#ABABD1

accent

#57D158

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F1

border

#D3D2CB

text

#14140D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BDBE62

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

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