#BFA843#BFA843
#BFA843 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.122 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA843 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 64.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.10, -3.39, 53.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.10, 53.67, 93.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% -0.0136 0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.122 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5033, 39.4887, 11.0084) |
| Luminance | 0.3949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.11
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.15
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.67
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.79
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.90
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA843 #435ABF
analogous
#BF6A43 #BFA843 #98BF43
triadic
#BFA843 #43BFA8 #A843BF
tetradic
#BFA843 #43BF6A #435ABF #BF4398
square
#BFA843 #43BF6A #435ABF #BF4398
split-complementary
#BFA843 #4398BF #6A43BF
monochromatic
#655922 #938132 #BFA843 #CFBD71 #DED29E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BFA843 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#BFA843 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA843
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA843 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA843 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A437
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa843; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.122 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c17c',
500: '#bfa843',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa843; $custom-light: #d5c17c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa843",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.871,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73254,
"c": 0.12246,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.39487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA843
secondary
#939ECA
accent
#69D94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C