#BFA54B#BFA54B
#BFA54B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.114 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA54B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 165, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 60.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, -1.25, 49.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 49.15, 91.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% -0.0065 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.114 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2126, 38.4965, 12.1784) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.11
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.88
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.89
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA54B #4B65BF
analogous
#BF6B4B #BFA54B #9FBF4B
triadic
#BFA54B #4BBFA5 #A54BBF
tetradic
#BFA54B #4BBF6B #4B65BF #BF4B9F
square
#BFA54B #4BBF6B #4B65BF #BF4B9F
split-complementary
#BFA54B #4B9FBF #6B4BBF
monochromatic
#6A5B26 #978136 #BFA54B #CFBC78 #DFD2A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#BFA54B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#BFA54B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA54B
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA54B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA54B | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A242
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa54b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 165, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.114 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5bf80',
500: '#bfa54b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa54b; $custom-light: #d5bf80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa54b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 165,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.552,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72709,
"c": 0.11359,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.38495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA54B
secondary
#9AA5CC
accent
#6FD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF6EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C