#BFB17C#BFB17C
#BFB17C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.072 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 177, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 34%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 35%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 35.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, -2.91, 28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 29.12, 95.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% -0.0064 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.072 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8467, 43.9771, 25.4016) |
| Luminance | 0.4398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 1.16
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.27
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.72
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.40
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB17C #7C8ABF
analogous
#BF907C #BFB17C #ACBF7C
triadic
#BFB17C #7CBFB1 #B17CBF
tetradic
#BFB17C #7CBF90 #7C8ABF #BF7CAC
square
#BFB17C #7CBF90 #7C8ABF #BF7CAC
split-complementary
#BFB17C #7CACBF #907CBF
monochromatic
#81743F #AB9853 #BFB17C #D3C9A5 #E7E2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#BFB17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#BFB17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB17C
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB17C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAE78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB37E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 177, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.072 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c8a2',
500: '#bfb17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb17c; $custom-light: #d3c8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 177,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.463,
"s": 34.359,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75948,
"c": 0.07228,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.43976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB17C
secondary
#BFC4D8
accent
#51AD38
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF8F3
border
#D3D1CD
text
#14130F
muted
#83827F