#BFA74B#BFA74B
#BFA74B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.115 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA74B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 167, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 60.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -2.32, 49.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 49.77, 92.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.0095 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.115 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5761, 39.2236, 12.2996) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.64
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.20
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.40
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.40
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA74B #4B63BF
analogous
#BF6D4B #BFA74B #9DBF4B
triadic
#BFA74B #4BBFA7 #A74BBF
tetradic
#BFA74B #4BBF6D #4B63BF #BF4B9D
square
#BFA74B #4BBF6D #4B63BF #BF4B9D
split-complementary
#BFA74B #4B9DBF #6D4BBF
monochromatic
#6A5C26 #978336 #BFA74B #CFBD78 #DFD3A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BFA74B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BFA74B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA74B
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA74B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA74B | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A441
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa74b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 167, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.115 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c081',
500: '#bfa74b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa74b; $custom-light: #d5c081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa74b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 167,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.586,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73126,
"c": 0.11508,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.39222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA74B
secondary
#9AA4CC
accent
#6CD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C