#BFA94C#BFA94C
#BFA94C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.116 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA94C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 169, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 60.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -3.31, 49.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 49.97, 93.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.0123 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.116 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9799, 39.9758, 12.6043) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.43
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.11
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.09
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.42
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.56
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA94C #4C62BF
analogous
#BF704C #BFA94C #9BBF4C
triadic
#BFA94C #4CBFA9 #A94CBF
tetradic
#BFA94C #4CBF70 #4C62BF #BF4C9B
square
#BFA94C #4CBF70 #4C62BF #BF4C9B
split-complementary
#BFA94C #4C9BBF #704CBF
monochromatic
#6B5D26 #988536 #BFA94C #CFBF79 #DFD4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BFA94C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BFA94C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA94C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA94C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA94C | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#B8A542
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa94c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 169, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.116 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c281',
500: '#bfa94c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa94c; $custom-light: #d5c281; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa94c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 169,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.522,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73556,
"c": 0.11575,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.39974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA94C
secondary
#9AA4CC
accent
#6BD751
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7EF
border
#D4D0CA
text
#15120B
muted
#83817C