#BFB56A#BFB56A
#BFB56A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.097 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB56A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 181, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 40%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 45%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 44.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.00, -7.03, 39.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.00, 39.98, 100.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% -0.0197 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.097 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6122, 45.1659, 20.2115) |
| Luminance | 0.4516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.25
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.03
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.55
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.82
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB56A #6A74BF
analogous
#BF8A6A #BFB56A #9EBF6A
triadic
#BFB56A #6ABFB5 #B56ABF
tetradic
#BFB56A #6ABF8A #6A74BF #BF6A9E
square
#BFB56A #6ABF8A #6A74BF #BF6A9E
split-complementary
#BFB56A #6A9EBF #8A6ABF
monochromatic
#7A7234 #A59A47 #BFB56A #D1CA95 #E4E0C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#BFB56A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#BFB56A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB56A
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB56A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB56A | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B164
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B56D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb56a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 181, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.097 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cb96',
500: '#bfb56a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb56a; $custom-light: #d4cb96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb56a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 181,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 39.906,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76481,
"c": 0.097,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.45165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB56A
secondary
#B1B5D3
accent
#66D058
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FAF8F2
border
#D3D1CC
text
#14130D
muted
#83827E