#BFB46A#BFB46A
#BFB46A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.096 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB46A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 180, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 40%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 45%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 44.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, -6.51, 39.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 39.57, 99.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.0182 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.096 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4096, 44.7607, 20.1439) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.63
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.93
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.38
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.44
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB46A #6A75BF
analogous
#BF896A #BFB46A #9FBF6A
triadic
#BFB46A #6ABFB4 #B46ABF
tetradic
#BFB46A #6ABF89 #6A75BF #BF6A9F
square
#BFB46A #6ABF89 #6A75BF #BF6A9F
split-complementary
#BFB46A #6A9FBF #896ABF
monochromatic
#7A7134 #A59947 #BFB46A #D1CA95 #E4DFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#BFB46A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#BFB46A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB46A
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB46A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB46A | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B064
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B56D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb46a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 180, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.096 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4ca96',
500: '#bfb46a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb46a; $custom-light: #d4ca96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb46a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 180,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.235,
"s": 39.906,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7627,
"c": 0.09597,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.44759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB46A
secondary
#B1B6D3
accent
#68D058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E