#BFA847#BFA847
#BFA847 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.119 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA847 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 62.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, -3.13, 51.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 51.90, 93.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% -0.0124 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.119 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6274, 39.5383, 11.6624) |
| Luminance | 0.3954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.74
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.42
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.62
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.07
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.15
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA847 #475EBF
analogous
#BF6C47 #BFA847 #9ABF47
triadic
#BFA847 #47BFA8 #A847BF
tetradic
#BFA847 #47BF6C #475EBF #BF479A
square
#BFA847 #47BF6C #475EBF #BF479A
split-complementary
#BFA847 #479ABF #6C47BF
monochromatic
#685B24 #958234 #BFA847 #CFBD74 #DFD3A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#BFA847 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#BFA847 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA847
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA847 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA847 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A53C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa847; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.119 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c17e',
500: '#bfa847',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa847; $custom-light: #d5c17e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa847",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.5,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73293,
"c": 0.11922,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.39537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA847
secondary
#96A1CB
accent
#6AD850
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#15120A
muted
#83817C