#BFB25E#BFB25E
#BFB25E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.107 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB25E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 178, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 43%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 50.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, -6.61, 44.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 44.70, 98.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% -0.0197 0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.107 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4278, 43.7267, 16.9507) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 2.77
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.66
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.85
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB25E #5E6BBF
analogous
#BF815E #BFB25E #9BBF5E
triadic
#BFB25E #5EBFB2 #B25EBF
tetradic
#BFB25E #5EBF81 #5E6BBF #BF5E9B
square
#BFB25E #5EBF81 #5E6BBF #BF5E9B
split-complementary
#BFB25E #5E9BBF #815EBF
monochromatic
#746B2E #A09340 #BFB25E #D0C78A #E2DCB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#BFB25E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#BFB25E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB25E
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB25E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB25E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B362
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA89E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb25e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 178, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.107 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c88e',
500: '#bfb25e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb25e; $custom-light: #d4c88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb25e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 178,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.959,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75674,
"c": 0.10666,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.43725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB25E
secondary
#A8AED0
accent
#66D355
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF8F0
border
#D3D1CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D