#BFAE6C#BFAE6C
#BFAE6C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.088 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFAE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 174, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 43.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.17, -3.14, 36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.17, 36.17, 94.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.04% -0.0083 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.04% 0.088 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3297, 42.4326, 20.3030) |
| Luminance | 0.4243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.72
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.01
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.30
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.40
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFAE6C #6C7DBF
analogous
#BF846C #BFAE6C #A6BF6C
triadic
#BFAE6C #6CBFAE #AE6CBF
tetradic
#BFAE6C #6CBF84 #6C7DBF #BF6CA6
square
#BFAE6C #6CBF84 #6C7DBF #BF6CA6
split-complementary
#BFAE6C #6CA6BF #846CBF
monochromatic
#7B6D36 #A69348 #BFAE6C #D2C597 #E4DDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BFAE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#BFAE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFAE6C
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFAE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFAE6C | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAB67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB16E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfae6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 174, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.088 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c697',
500: '#bfae6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfae6c; $custom-light: #d4c697; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfae6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 174,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.711,
"s": 39.336,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7504,
"c": 0.08798,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.42431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFAE6C
secondary
#B3BAD4
accent
#71CF59
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E