#BFA34C#BFA34C
#BFA34C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA34C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 60.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.87, -0.11, 48.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.87, 48.08, 90.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.3% -0.0031 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.3% 0.111 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8892, 37.7944, 12.2407) |
| Luminance | 0.3779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.74
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.17
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.83
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA34C #4C68BF
analogous
#BF694C #BFA34C #A2BF4C
triadic
#BFA34C #4CBFA3 #A34CBF
tetradic
#BFA34C #4CBF69 #4C68BF #BF4CA2
square
#BFA34C #4CBF69 #4C68BF #BF4CA2
split-complementary
#BFA34C #4CA2BF #694CBF
monochromatic
#6B5A26 #988036 #BFA34C #CFBA79 #DFD1A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BFA34C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BFA34C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA34C
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA34C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA34C | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA950
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9790
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa34c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5be81',
500: '#bfa34c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa34c; $custom-light: #d5be81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa34c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.391,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72305,
"c": 0.11132,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.37793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA34C
secondary
#9AA7CC
accent
#72D751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C