#BFB461#BFB461

#BFB461 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.106 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB461
RGB	rgb(191, 180, 97)
HSL	hsl(53, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(53, 49%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 49.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.62, -7.38, 43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.62, 44.04, 99.65°)
OKLab	oklab(76.14% -0.0216 0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(76.14% 0.106 101.8)
XYZ	xyz(39.9659, 44.5833, 17.8071)
Luminance	0.4458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB461 #616CBF

analogous

#BF8561 #BFB461 #9BBF61

triadic

#BFB461 #61BFB4 #B461BF

tetradic

#BFB461 #61BF85 #616CBF #BF619B

square

#BFB461 #61BF85 #616CBF #BF619B

split-complementary

#BFB461 #619BBF #8561BF

monochromatic

#766E30 #A19641 #BFB461 #D1C98D #E2DDB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#BFB461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#BFB461 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB461

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB461	1.00	2.12	9.92	9.92
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AF5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5B465

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBAAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 180, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.106 101.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4ca90',
    500: '#bfb461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb461;
$custom-light: #d4ca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.979,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76139,
    "c": 0.10557,
    "h": 101.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.44582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB461

secondary

#ABAFD1

accent

#64D256

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB461

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

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