#BFAA3E#BFAA3E
#BFAA3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.128 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 67.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.59, -4.74, 56.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.59, 56.42, 94.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.63% -0.018 0.1265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.63% 0.128 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7318, 40.1754, 10.3763) |
| Luminance | 0.4017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.11
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.82
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.54
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.03
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.10
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAA3E #3E53BF
analogous
#BF6A3E #BFAA3E #93BF3E
triadic
#BFAA3E #3EBFAA #AA3EBF
tetradic
#BFAA3E #3EBF6A #3E53BF #BF3E93
square
#BFAA3E #3EBF6A #3E53BF #BF3E93
split-complementary
#BFAA3E #3E93BF #6A3EBF
monochromatic
#635820 #91812F #BFAA3E #CFBF6B #DED399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#BFAA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#BFAA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAA3E
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAA3E | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA630
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfaa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.128 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c379',
500: '#bfaa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfaa3e; $custom-light: #d6c379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfaa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.233,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73629,
"c": 0.12782,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.40174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAA3E
secondary
#8F99CA
accent
#64DA4D
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7EE
border
#D4D0C9
text
#151209
muted
#83817B