#BFA85E#BFA85E
#BFA85E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.098 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA85E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 50.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.39, -1.32, 41.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.39, 41.03, 91.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.58% -0.0044 0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.58% 0.098 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5102, 39.8914, 16.3115) |
| Luminance | 0.3989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.59
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.31
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.53
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.04
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA85E #5E75BF
analogous
#BF775E #BFA85E #A5BF5E
triadic
#BFA85E #5EBFA8 #A85EBF
tetradic
#BFA85E #5EBF77 #5E75BF #BF5EA5
square
#BFA85E #5EBF77 #5E75BF #BF5EA5
split-complementary
#BFA85E #5EA5BF #775EBF
monochromatic
#74642E #A08940 #BFA85E #D0C08A #E2D7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BFA85E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#BFA85E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA85E
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA85E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA85E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa85e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.098 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c18d',
500: '#bfa85e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa85e; $custom-light: #d4c18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa85e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.773,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73575,
"c": 0.09787,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.3989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA85E
secondary
#A8B2D0
accent
#73D355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D