#BFA92A#BFA92A
#BFA92A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.140 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA92A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 169, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 78%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, -5.16, 63.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 63.56, 94.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.27% -0.0213 0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.27% 0.14 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0936, 39.6213, 7.9366) |
| Luminance | 0.3962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.38
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.30
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.21
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.14
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.29
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA92A #2A40BF
analogous
#BF5E2A #BFA92A #8ABF2A
triadic
#BFA92A #2ABFA9 #A92ABF
tetradic
#BFA92A #2ABF5E #2A40BF #BF2A8A
square
#BFA92A #2ABF5E #2A40BF #BF2A8A
split-complementary
#BFA92A #2A8ABF #5E2ABF
monochromatic
#5B5014 #8D7D1F #BFA92A #D8C44E #E3D580
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#BFA92A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#BFA92A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA92A
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA92A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA92A | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA50B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa92a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 169, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.140 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c26e',
500: '#bfa92a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa92a; $custom-light: #d6c26e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa92a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 169,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.141,
"s": 63.948,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73274,
"c": 0.13957,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.39619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA92A
secondary
#7985CC
accent
#59E741
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B