#BFB15C#BFB15C
#BFB15C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.108 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB15C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 177, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 51.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.75, -6.26, 44.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.75, 45.28, 97.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% -0.0189 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.108 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1410, 43.2948, 16.4181) |
| Luminance | 0.4329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.18
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.51
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.55
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.41
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.73
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB15C #5C6ABF
analogous
#BF7F5C #BFB15C #9BBF5C
triadic
#BFB15C #5CBFB1 #B15CBF
tetradic
#BFB15C #5CBF7F #5C6ABF #BF5C9B
square
#BFB15C #5CBF7F #5C6ABF #BF5C9B
split-complementary
#BFB15C #5C9BBF #7F5CBF
monochromatic
#73692D #9F923F #BFB15C #D0C688 #E2DBB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#BFB15C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#BFB15C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB15C
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB15C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB15C | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAD54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B260
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA79D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb15c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 177, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.108 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c88c',
500: '#bfb15c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb15c; $custom-light: #d4c88c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb15c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 177,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.515,
"s": 43.612,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75436,
"c": 0.10771,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.43293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB15C
secondary
#A7ADD0
accent
#66D354
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D