#BFB555#BFB555

#BFB555 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.118 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFB555
RGB	rgb(191, 181, 85)
HSL	hsl(54, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(54, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 55.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.75, -8.93, 49.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.75, 50.18, 100.25°)
OKLab	oklab(76.2% -0.0274 0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(76.2% 0.118 103.4)
XYZ	xyz(39.6507, 44.7814, 15.1476)
Luminance	0.4478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFB555 #555FBF

analogous

#BF8055 #BFB555 #94BF55

triadic

#BFB555 #55BFB5 #B555BF

tetradic

#BFB555 #55BF80 #555FBF #BF5594

square

#BFB555 #55BF80 #555FBF #BF5594

split-complementary

#BFB555 #5594BF #8055BF

monochromatic

#70692A #9C933B #BFB555 #D0C881 #E0DCAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#BFB555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#BFB555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFB555

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFB555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFB555	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B04B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C7B55A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CCAAA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfb555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 181, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.118 103.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5ca88',
    500: '#bfb555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfb555;
$custom-light: #d5ca88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfb555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.34,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76198,
    "c": 0.11837,
    "h": 103.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFB555

secondary

#A1A6CE

accent

#5FD553

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FAF8F0

border

#D3D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFB555

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

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