#BFAC5E#BFAC5E
#BFAC5E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.101 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 172, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 50.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, -3.44, 42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 42.43, 94.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.0106 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.101 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2600, 41.3911, 16.5615) |
| Luminance | 0.4139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.86
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.23
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.22
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.24
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAC5E #5E71BF
analogous
#BF7B5E #BFAC5E #A1BF5E
triadic
#BFAC5E #5EBFAC #AC5EBF
tetradic
#BFAC5E #5EBF7B #5E71BF #BF5EA1
square
#BFAC5E #5EBF7B #5E71BF #BF5EA1
split-complementary
#BFAC5E #5EA1BF #7B5EBF
monochromatic
#74672E #A08D40 #BFAC5E #D0C38A #E2D9B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BFAC5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#BFAC5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAC5E
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAC5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAC5E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAF61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfac5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 172, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.101 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c48d',
500: '#bfac5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfac5e; $custom-light: #d4c48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfac5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 172,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.247,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7441,
"c": 0.10115,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.4139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAC5E
secondary
#A8B0D0
accent
#6ED355
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14120C
muted
#83817D