#BFA841#BFA841
#BFA841 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.124 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA841 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 66%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.09, -3.51, 54.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.09, 54.53, 93.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.24% -0.0142 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.24% 0.124 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4443, 39.4651, 10.6979) |
| Luminance | 0.3946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.87
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.35
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.45
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.66
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA841 #4158BF
analogous
#BF6941 #BFA841 #97BF41
triadic
#BFA841 #41BFA8 #A841BF
tetradic
#BFA841 #41BF69 #4158BF #BF4197
square
#BFA841 #41BF69 #4158BF #BF4197
split-complementary
#BFA841 #4197BF #6941BF
monochromatic
#645822 #928031 #BFA841 #CEBD6F #DED29D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BFA841 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#BFA841 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA841
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA841 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA841 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A434
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa841; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.124 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c17b',
500: '#bfa841',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa841; $custom-light: #d6c17b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa841",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.048,
"s": 49.606,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73235,
"c": 0.12401,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.39463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA841
secondary
#929CCA
accent
#68D94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C