#BFA83D#BFA83D
#BFA83D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.127 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA83D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 68.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, -3.74, 56.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 56.21, 93.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.2% -0.0153 0.1261) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.2% 0.127 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3325, 39.4204, 10.1091) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.02
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.45
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.71
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA83D #3D54BF
analogous
#BF673D #BFA83D #95BF3D
triadic
#BFA83D #3DBFA8 #A83DBF
tetradic
#BFA83D #3DBF67 #3D54BF #BF3D95
square
#BFA83D #3DBF67 #3D54BF #BF3D95
split-complementary
#BFA83D #3D95BF #673DBF
monochromatic
#62561F #917F2E #BFA83D #CFBD6A #DED298
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BFA83D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#BFA83D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA83D
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA83D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA83D | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A42F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa83d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.127 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c178',
500: '#bfa83d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa83d; $custom-light: #d6c178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa83d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.385,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73199,
"c": 0.127,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.39419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA83D
secondary
#8E99CA
accent
#66DB4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B