#BFA861#BFA861
#BFA861 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.095 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA861 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 168, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 49.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -1.04, 39.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 39.54, 91.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% -0.0033 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.095 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6474, 39.9463, 17.0343) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.35
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.05
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.30
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.84
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA861 #6178BF
analogous
#BF7961 #BFA861 #A7BF61
triadic
#BFA861 #61BFA8 #A861BF
tetradic
#BFA861 #61BF79 #6178BF #BF61A7
square
#BFA861 #61BF79 #6178BF #BF61A7
split-complementary
#BFA861 #61A7BF #7961BF
monochromatic
#766530 #A18A41 #BFA861 #D1C08D #E2D8B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BFA861 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BFA861 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA861
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA861 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA861 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A65B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa861; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 168, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.095 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c18f',
500: '#bfa861',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa861; $custom-light: #d4c18f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa861",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 168,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.319,
"s": 42.342,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73618,
"c": 0.09479,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA861
secondary
#ABB4D1
accent
#74D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D