#BFA95C#BFA95C
#BFA95C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.101 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFA95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 169, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 51.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.63, -2.03, 42.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.63, 42.35, 92.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% -0.0067 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.101 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6069, 40.2266, 15.9067) |
| Luminance | 0.4022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.81
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.84
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.58
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFA95C #5C72BF
analogous
#BF785C #BFA95C #A3BF5C
triadic
#BFA95C #5CBFA9 #A95CBF
tetradic
#BFA95C #5CBF78 #5C72BF #BF5CA3
square
#BFA95C #5CBF78 #5C72BF #BF5CA3
split-complementary
#BFA95C #5CA3BF #785CBF
monochromatic
#73642D #9F8A3F #BFA95C #D0C088 #E2D7B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BFA95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#BFA95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFA95C
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFA95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFA95C | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfa95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 169, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.101 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c28c',
500: '#bfa95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfa95c; $custom-light: #d4c28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfa95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 169,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 43.612,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73755,
"c": 0.10068,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.40225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFA95C
secondary
#A7B0D0
accent
#71D354
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D