#BEBD23#BEBD23
#BEBD23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.160 H 109.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEBD23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 189, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 82%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 81.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -16.15, 70.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 71.85, 102.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% -0.0526 0.151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.16 109.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7378, 47.4650, 8.6582) |
| Luminance | 0.4746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 1.43
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 2.30
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 2.97
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.45
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.48
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEBD23 #2324BE
analogous
#BE7023 #BEBD23 #72BE23
triadic
#BEBD23 #23BEBD #BD23BE
tetradic
#BEBD23 #23BE70 #2324BE #BE2372
square
#BEBD23 #23BE70 #2324BE #BE2372
split-complementary
#BEBD23 #2372BE #7023BE
monochromatic
#575610 #8A8A19 #BEBD23 #DCDB42 #E6E576
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#BEBD23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#BEBD23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEBD23
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEBD23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEBD23 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFB932
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCB0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bebd23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 189, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.160 109.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d06e',
500: '#bebd23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bebd23; $custom-light: #d6d06e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bebd23",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 189,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.613,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77452,
"c": 0.1599,
"h": 109.2
},
"luminance": 0.47464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEBD23
secondary
#7070CD
accent
#3DEC3C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9ED
border
#D4D2C8
text
#151308
muted
#83827B