#BFB15A#BFB15A
#BFB15A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.110 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB15A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 177, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 52.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -6.43, 45.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 46.25, 98.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.41% -0.0196 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.41% 0.11 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0547, 43.2603, 15.9637) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.36
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.66
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.68
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.91
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB15A #5A68BF
analogous
#BF7E5A #BFB15A #9BBF5A
triadic
#BFB15A #5ABFB1 #B15ABF
tetradic
#BFB15A #5ABF7E #5A68BF #BF5A9B
square
#BFB15A #5ABF7E #5A68BF #BF5A9B
split-complementary
#BFB15A #5A9BBF #7E5ABF
monochromatic
#72692C #9E913D #BFB15A #D0C686 #E1DBB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#BFB15A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#BFB15A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB15A
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB15A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB15A | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAD52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B25E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb15a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 177, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.110 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c88b',
500: '#bfb15a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb15a; $custom-light: #d4c88b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb15a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 177,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.683,
"s": 44.105,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7541,
"c": 0.1097,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.43259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB15A
secondary
#A5ABD0
accent
#66D454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D