#BFB478#BFB478

#BFB478 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.080 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB478
RGB	rgb(191, 180, 120)
HSL	hsl(51, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(51, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 37.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.94, -4.97, 32.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.94, 32.42, 98.82°)
OKLab	oklab(76.5% -0.0126 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.08 99.1)
XYZ	xyz(41.1980, 45.0761, 24.2960)
Luminance	0.4507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB478 #7883BF

analogous

#BF9078 #BFB478 #A6BF78

triadic

#BFB478 #78BFB4 #B478BF

tetradic

#BFB478 #78BF90 #7883BF #BF78A6

square

#BFB478 #78BF90 #7883BF #BF78A6

split-complementary

#BFB478 #78A6BF #9078BF

monochromatic

#80763D #A99C50 #BFB478 #D3CBA2 #E6E2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#BFB478 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.02

#BFB478 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB478

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB478	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB478	1.00	2.10	10.02	10.02
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFB174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C2B57A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9ACA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb478;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 180, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.080 99.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3ca9f',
    500: '#bfb478',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb478;
$custom-light: #d3ca9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb478",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.704,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76502,
    "c": 0.08001,
    "h": 99.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.45075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB478

secondary

#BCC0D7

accent

#49AF37

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF8F2

border

#D3D1CC

text

#14130E

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB478

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

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