#BFA74C#BFA74C
#BFA74C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.114 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA74C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 167, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 60.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.92, -2.25, 49.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.92, 49.32, 92.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.14% -0.0092 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.14% 0.114 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6106, 39.2374, 12.4812) |
| Luminance | 0.3924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.06
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.29
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.30
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.41
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA74C #4C64BF
analogous
#BF6D4C #BFA74C #9EBF4C
triadic
#BFA74C #4CBFA7 #A74CBF
tetradic
#BFA74C #4CBF6D #4C64BF #BF4C9E
square
#BFA74C #4CBF6D #4C64BF #BF4C9E
split-complementary
#BFA74C #4C9EBF #6D4CBF
monochromatic
#6B5C26 #988336 #BFA74C #CFBD79 #DFD3A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BFA74C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#BFA74C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA74C
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA74C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA74C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A443
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa74c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 167, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.114 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c081',
500: '#bfa74c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa74c; $custom-light: #d5c081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa74c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 167,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.478,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73137,
"c": 0.1142,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.39236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA74C
secondary
#9AA5CC
accent
#6DD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C