#BFA53E#BFA53E
#BFA53E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.124 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 67.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.27, -2.09, 54.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.27, 54.88, 92.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% -0.0105 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.124 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8122, 38.3363, 10.0698) |
| Luminance | 0.3833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.23
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.25
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.32
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.64
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA53E #3E58BF
analogous
#BF653E #BFA53E #99BF3E
triadic
#BFA53E #3EBFA5 #A53EBF
tetradic
#BFA53E #3EBF65 #3E58BF #BF3E99
square
#BFA53E #3EBF65 #3E58BF #BF3E99
split-complementary
#BFA53E #3E99BF #653EBF
monochromatic
#635520 #917D2F #BFA53E #CFBB6B #DED099
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BFA53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#BFA53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA53E
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA53E | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A231
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.124 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6bf79',
500: '#bfa53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa53e; $custom-light: #d6bf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.907,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72579,
"c": 0.12406,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.38334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA53E
secondary
#8F9BCA
accent
#6ADA4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF6EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B