#BFA34D#BFA34D
#BFA34D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.110 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA34D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 163, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 47%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 59.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -0.04, 47.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 47.61, 90.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% -0.0027 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.11 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9242, 37.8084, 12.4253) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.40
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.66
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.01
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.05
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.93
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA34D #4D69BF
analogous
#BF6A4D #BFA34D #A2BF4D
triadic
#BFA34D #4DBFA3 #A34DBF
tetradic
#BFA34D #4DBF6A #4D69BF #BF4DA2
square
#BFA34D #4DBF6A #4D69BF #BF4DA2
split-complementary
#BFA34D #4DA2BF #6A4DBF
monochromatic
#6B5A27 #988037 #BFA34D #CFBA7A #DFD2A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BFA34D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BFA34D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA34D
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA34D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA34D | 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)
#B3A144
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9790
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa34d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 163, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.110 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5be82',
500: '#bfa34d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa34d; $custom-light: #d5be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa34d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 163,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.263,
"s": 47.107,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72316,
"c": 0.11044,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.37807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA34D
secondary
#9BA7CD
accent
#72D751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C