#BFB37A#BFB37A
#BFB37A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.077 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB37A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 179, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 35%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 36%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 36.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -4.21, 30.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 30.97, 97.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.33% -0.0103 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.33% 0.077 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1195, 44.7229, 24.8749) |
| Luminance | 0.4472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.26
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.22
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.98
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.56
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB37A #7A86BF
analogous
#BF917A #BFB37A #A9BF7A
triadic
#BFB37A #7ABFB3 #B37ABF
tetradic
#BFB37A #7ABF91 #7A86BF #BF7AA9
square
#BFB37A #7ABF91 #7A86BF #BF7AA9
split-complementary
#BFB37A #7AA9BF #917ABF
monochromatic
#81753E #AA9B52 #BFB37A #D3CBA3 #E7E2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#BFB37A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#BFB37A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB37A
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB37A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB37A | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB076
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B47C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb37a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 179, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.077 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3c9a1',
500: '#bfb37a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb37a; $custom-light: #d3c9a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb37a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 179,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.565,
"s": 35.025,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76329,
"c": 0.07663,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.44722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB37A
secondary
#BEC2D7
accent
#4CAE38
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130F
muted
#83827E