#BFB97D#BFB97D
#BFB97D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.079 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFB97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 185, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 34%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 35%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 34.6%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.35, -7.00, 31.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.35, 32.03, 102.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.65% -0.0181 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.65% 0.079 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5370, 47.2559, 26.2786) |
| Luminance | 0.4726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.21
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.91
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.20
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.36
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFB97D #7D83BF
analogous
#BF987D #BFB97D #A4BF7D
triadic
#BFB97D #7DBFB9 #B97DBF
tetradic
#BFB97D #7DBF98 #7D83BF #BF7DA4
square
#BFB97D #7DBF98 #7D83BF #BF7DA4
split-complementary
#BFB97D #7DA4BF #987DBF
monochromatic
#827C40 #ABA354 #BFB97D #D3CFA6 #E7E5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#BFB97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.45
#BFB97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFB97D
10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFB97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFB97D | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.45 | 10.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B579
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8B1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfb97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 185, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.079 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3cda3',
500: '#bfb97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfb97d; $custom-light: #d3cda3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfb97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 185,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 34.021,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77646,
"c": 0.07948,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.47255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFB97D
secondary
#C0C2D8
accent
#43AD39
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FAF9F4
border
#D3D2CE
text
#14130F
muted
#83827F