#BFB462#BFB462

#BFB462 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.105 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB462
RGB	rgb(191, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(53, 42%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(53, 49%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 48.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.63, -7.29, 42.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.63, 43.55, 99.63°)
OKLab	oklab(76.15% -0.0212 0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(76.15% 0.105 101.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.0128, 44.6020, 18.0542)
Luminance	0.4460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB462 #626DBF

analogous

#BF8662 #BFB462 #9CBF62

triadic

#BFB462 #62BFB4 #B462BF

tetradic

#BFB462 #62BF86 #626DBF #BF629C

square

#BFB462 #62BF86 #626DBF #BF629C

split-complementary

#BFB462 #629CBF #8662BF

monochromatic

#766E30 #A29642 #BFB462 #D1C98D #E2DEB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#BFB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#BFB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB462

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB462	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)

#C1AF5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5B466

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBAAA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.105 101.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4ca90',
    500: '#bfb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb462;
$custom-light: #d4ca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.903,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76153,
    "c": 0.10453,
    "h": 101.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.44601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB462

secondary

#ABB0D1

accent

#65D256

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF8F1

border

#D3D1CB

text

#14130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB462

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

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