#BFAE6A#BFAE6A
#BFAE6A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.090 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 174, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 40%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 45%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 44.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -3.34, 37.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 37.18, 95.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.01% -0.0091 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.01% 0.09 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2245, 42.3905, 19.7489) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.10
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.24
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.41
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.41
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAE6A #6A7BBF
analogous
#BF836A #BFAE6A #A5BF6A
triadic
#BFAE6A #6ABFAE #AE6ABF
tetradic
#BFAE6A #6ABF83 #6A7BBF #BF6AA5
square
#BFAE6A #6ABF83 #6A7BBF #BF6AA5
split-complementary
#BFAE6A #6AA5BF #836ABF
monochromatic
#7A6C34 #A59247 #BFAE6A #D1C595 #E4DDC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#BFAE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#BFAE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAE6A
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAE6A | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAB65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB16D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA59D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfae6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 174, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.090 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c696',
500: '#bfae6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfae6a; $custom-light: #d4c696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfae6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 174,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 39.906,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75008,
"c": 0.09019,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.42389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAE6A
secondary
#B1B8D3
accent
#70D058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14120D
muted
#83817E