#BFA44E#BFA44E
#BFA44E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.110 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 47%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 59.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.15, -0.50, 47.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.15, 47.45, 90.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.54% -0.0039 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.54% 0.11 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1380, 38.1792, 12.6721) |
| Luminance | 0.3818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.23
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.28
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.85
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA44E #4E69BF
analogous
#BF6C4E #BFA44E #A1BF4E
triadic
#BFA44E #4EBFA4 #A44EBF
tetradic
#BFA44E #4EBF6C #4E69BF #BF4EA1
square
#BFA44E #4EBF6C #4E69BF #BF4EA1
split-complementary
#BFA44E #4EA1BF #6C4EBF
monochromatic
#6C5B27 #998137 #BFA44E #CFBB7B #E0D2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BFA44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#BFA44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA44E
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA44E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.110 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5be82',
500: '#bfa44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa44e; $custom-light: #d5be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.664,
"s": 46.888,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72536,
"c": 0.11024,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.38177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA44E
secondary
#9CA8CD
accent
#71D751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C