#BE9C31#BE9C31
#BE9C31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.127 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE9C31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 156, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 59%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 74%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 74.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 1.63, 57.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 57.56, 88.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.51% -0.0013 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.51% 0.127 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6800, 34.9479, 7.8768) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 2.63
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.23
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.41
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.49
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.01
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE9C31 #3153BE
analogous
#BE5631 #BE9C31 #9ABE31
triadic
#BE9C31 #31BE9C #9C31BE
tetradic
#BE9C31 #31BE56 #3153BE #BE319A
square
#BE9C31 #31BE56 #3153BE #BE319A
split-complementary
#BE9C31 #319ABE #5631BE
monochromatic
#5D4C18 #8D7424 #BE9C31 #D4B658 #E1CB89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BE9C31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BE9C31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE9C31
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE9C31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE9C31 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9A20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A437
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE8F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be9c31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 156, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.127 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b870',
500: '#be9c31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be9c31; $custom-light: #d6b870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be9c31",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 156,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.532,
"s": 58.996,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70505,
"c": 0.127,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.34946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE9C31
secondary
#8092CA
accent
#6BE246
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151108
muted
#83807B