#BDCA47#BDCA47
#BDCA47 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.153 H 114.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDCA47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 202, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 64.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.18, -21.38, 61.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.18, 65.02, 109.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.45% -0.064 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.45% 0.153 114.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2452, 53.5155, 14.0114) |
| Luminance | 0.5352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.96
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.02
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.15
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.76
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.95
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDCA47 #5447CA
analogous
#CA9547 #BDCA47 #7BCA47
triadic
#BDCA47 #47BDCA #CA47BD
tetradic
#BDCA47 #47CA95 #5447CA #CA477B
square
#BDCA47 #47CA95 #5447CA #CA477B
split-complementary
#BDCA47 #477BCA #9547CA
monochromatic
#6D7522 #99A42F #BDCA47 #CED877 #DFE5A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#BDCA47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#BDCA47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDCA47
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDCA47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDCA47 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C350
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9BFAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdca47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 202, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.153 114.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4da81',
500: '#bdca47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdca47; $custom-light: #d4da81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdca47",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 202,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.954,
"s": 55.274,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80453,
"c": 0.15296,
"h": 114.7
},
"luminance": 0.53515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDCA47
secondary
#3F387E
accent
#49DF58
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFBF2
border
#D4D4CC
text
#15140B
muted
#84837E