#BFA73C#BFA73C
#BFA73C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.127 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA73C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 167, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 68.6%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, -3.27, 56.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 56.31, 93.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% -0.0141 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.127 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1219, 39.0419, 9.9073) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.54
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.11
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.11
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.69
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA73C #3C54BF
analogous
#BF663C #BFA73C #96BF3C
triadic
#BFA73C #3CBFA7 #A73CBF
tetradic
#BFA73C #3CBF66 #3C54BF #BF3C96
square
#BFA73C #3CBF66 #3C54BF #BF3C96
split-complementary
#BFA73C #3C96BF #663CBF
monochromatic
#62561F #907E2D #BFA73C #D0BD68 #DED197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#BFA73C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#BFA73C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA73C
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA73C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA73C | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A32E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa73c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 167, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.127 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c078',
500: '#bfa73c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa73c; $custom-light: #d6c078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa73c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 167,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.008,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7298,
"c": 0.12697,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.3904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA73C
secondary
#8D98CA
accent
#66DC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B