#BFB17A#BFB17A
#BFB17A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.075 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 177, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 35%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 36%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 36.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, -3.15, 29.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 30.15, 96.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% -0.0072 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.075 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7215, 43.9270, 24.7423) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.53
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.25
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.01
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.15
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.36
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB17A #7A88BF
analogous
#BF8F7A #BFB17A #ABBF7A
triadic
#BFB17A #7ABFB1 #B17ABF
tetradic
#BFB17A #7ABF8F #7A88BF #BF7AAB
square
#BFB17A #7ABF8F #7A88BF #BF7AAB
split-complementary
#BFB17A #7AABBF #8F7ABF
monochromatic
#81733E #AA9852 #BFB17A #D3C9A3 #E7E1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#BFB17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#BFB17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB17A
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB17A | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAE76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B37C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 177, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.075 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c8a1',
500: '#bfb17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb17a; $custom-light: #d3c8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 177,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.826,
"s": 35.025,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7591,
"c": 0.07466,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.43926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB17A
secondary
#BEC3D7
accent
#50AE38
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130F
muted
#83827E