#BFAD6A#BFAD6A
#BFAD6A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.089 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAD6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 173, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 40%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 45%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 44.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.87, -2.81, 36.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.87, 36.80, 94.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% -0.0075 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.089 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0320, 42.0056, 19.6847) |
| Luminance | 0.4200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.90
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.18
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.58
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAD6A #6A7CBF
analogous
#BF826A #BFAD6A #A6BF6A
triadic
#BFAD6A #6ABFAD #AD6ABF
tetradic
#BFAD6A #6ABF82 #6A7CBF #BF6AA6
square
#BFAD6A #6ABF82 #6A7CBF #BF6AA6
split-complementary
#BFAD6A #6AA6BF #826ABF
monochromatic
#7A6B34 #A59147 #BFAD6A #D1C595 #E4DCC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BFAD6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#BFAD6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAD6A
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAD6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAD6A | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAAA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB06C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfad6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 173, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.089 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c595',
500: '#bfad6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfad6a; $custom-light: #d4c595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfad6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 173,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.294,
"s": 39.906,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74799,
"c": 0.0893,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.42004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAD6A
secondary
#B1B9D3
accent
#71D058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E