#BFAA6A#BFAA6A
#BFAA6A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.087 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAA6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 170, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 45%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 44.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.08, -1.22, 35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.08, 35.72, 91.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.0029 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.087 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4632, 40.8679, 19.4951) |
| Luminance | 0.4087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.93
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.01
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.75
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.10
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAA6A #6A7FBF
analogous
#BF7F6A #BFAA6A #AABF6A
triadic
#BFAA6A #6ABFAA #AA6ABF
tetradic
#BFAA6A #6ABF7F #6A7FBF #BF6AAA
square
#BFAA6A #6ABF7F #6A7FBF #BF6AAA
split-complementary
#BFAA6A #6AAABF #7F6ABF
monochromatic
#7A6934 #A58E47 #BFAA6A #D1C295 #E4DBC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BFAA6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#BFAA6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAA6A
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAA6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAA6A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A865
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfaa6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 170, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.087 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c395',
500: '#bfaa6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfaa6a; $custom-light: #d4c395; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfaa6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 170,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.176,
"s": 39.906,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74174,
"c": 0.08677,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.40866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAA6A
secondary
#B1BAD3
accent
#76D058
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF7F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E