#BFA95B#BFA95B
#BFA95B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.102 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA95B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 169, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 52.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.62, -2.12, 42.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.62, 42.84, 92.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% -0.0071 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.102 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5635, 40.2093, 15.6780) |
| Luminance | 0.4021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.94
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.66
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA95B #5B71BF
analogous
#BF775B #BFA95B #A3BF5B
triadic
#BFA95B #5BBFA9 #A95BBF
tetradic
#BFA95B #5BBF77 #5B71BF #BF5BA3
square
#BFA95B #5BBF77 #5B71BF #BF5BA3
split-complementary
#BFA95B #5BA3BF #775BBF
monochromatic
#73632D #9F8A3E #BFA95B #D0C087 #E1D7B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BFA95B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#BFA95B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA95B
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA95B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA95B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.04 | 9.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A654
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa95b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 169, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.102 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c28b',
500: '#bfa95b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa95b; $custom-light: #d4c28b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa95b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 169,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.8,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73741,
"c": 0.10169,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.40208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA95B
secondary
#A6AFD0
accent
#70D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D