#BFB256#BFB256

#BFB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.115 H 101.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB256
RGB	rgb(191, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(53, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(53, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 55%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.95, -7.29, 47.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.95, 48.54, 98.64°)
OKLab	oklab(75.57% -0.0225 0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(75.57% 0.115 101.4)
XYZ	xyz(39.0873, 43.5905, 15.1572)
Luminance	0.4359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB256 #5663BF

analogous

#BF7E56 #BFB256 #98BF56

triadic

#BFB256 #56BFB2 #B256BF

tetradic

#BFB256 #56BF7E #5663BF #BF5698

square

#BFB256 #56BF7E #5663BF #BF5698

split-complementary

#BFB256 #5698BF #7E56BF

monochromatic

#70682A #9D903B #BFB256 #D0C682 #E1DAAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#BFB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#BFB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB256

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB256	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C0AD4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C4B35A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CCA79D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.115 101.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5c888',
    500: '#bfb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb256;
$custom-light: #d5c888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.571,
    "s": 45.064,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75572,
    "c": 0.11451,
    "h": 101.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.43589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB256

secondary

#A2A8CF

accent

#63D553

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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