#BFA242#BFA242

#BFA242 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.119 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFA242
RGB	rgb(191, 162, 66)
HSL	hsl(46, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(46, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.51, -0.25, 52.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.51, 52.30, 90.27°)
OKLab	oklab(71.99% -0.0047 0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(71.99% 0.119 92.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.3913, 37.3123, 10.4911)
Luminance	0.3731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFA242 #425FBF

analogous

#BF6342 #BFA242 #9DBF42

triadic

#BFA242 #42BFA2 #A242BF

tetradic

#BFA242 #42BF63 #425FBF #BF429D

square

#BFA242 #42BF63 #425FBF #BF429D

split-complementary

#BFA242 #429DBF #6342BF

monochromatic

#655522 #927C32 #BFA242 #CEB870 #DECF9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#BFA242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.46

#BFA242 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFA242

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFA242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFA242	1.00	2.48	8.46	8.46
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3A037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BAA847

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE968E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfa242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 162, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.119 92.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6bd7b',
    500: '#bfa242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfa242;
$custom-light: #d6bd7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfa242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.08,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71992,
    "c": 0.11895,
    "h": 92.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFA242

secondary

#939FCA

accent

#6FD94F

background

#FDFBF7

surface

#FBF6EE

border

#D4D0C9

text

#15120A

muted

#83817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFA242

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

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