#BFB261#BFB261

#BFB261 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.104 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB261
RGB	rgb(191, 178, 97)
HSL	hsl(52, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(52, 49%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 49.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.08, -6.33, 42.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.08, 43.23, 98.42°)
OKLab	oklab(75.72% -0.0186 0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(75.72% 0.104 100.3)
XYZ	xyz(39.5650, 43.7816, 17.6735)
Luminance	0.4378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB261 #616EBF

analogous

#BF8361 #BFB261 #9DBF61

triadic

#BFB261 #61BFB2 #B261BF

tetradic

#BFB261 #61BF83 #616EBF #BF619D

square

#BFB261 #61BF83 #616EBF #BF619D

split-complementary

#BFB261 #619DBF #8361BF

monochromatic

#766C30 #A19441 #BFB261 #D1C78D #E2DCB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#BFB261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.76

#BFB261 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB261

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB261	1.00	2.15	9.76	9.76
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFAE5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C3B364

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBA89F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 178, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.104 100.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4c890',
    500: '#bfb261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb261;
$custom-light: #d4c890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.702,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75715,
    "c": 0.10359,
    "h": 100.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.4378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB261

secondary

#ABB0D1

accent

#67D256

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB261

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

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