#BFBA96#BFBA96
#BFBA96 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.049 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBA96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 186, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 24%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 21%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 21.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.07, -4.17, 18.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.07, 19.38, 102.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.37% -0.0093 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.37% 0.049 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5496, 48.3969, 35.8429) |
| Luminance | 0.4840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.35
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.41
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.46
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.11
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.03
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBA96 #969BBF
analogous
#BFA696 #BFBA96 #B0BF96
triadic
#BFBA96 #96BFBA #BA96BF
tetradic
#BFBA96 #96BFA6 #969BBF #BF96B0
square
#BFBA96 #96BFA6 #969BBF #BF96B0
split-complementary
#BFBA96 #96B0BF #A696BF
monochromatic
#888153 #A8A170 #BFBA96 #D6D3BC #EDECE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#BFBA96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#BFBA96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBA96
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBA96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBA96 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B794
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BA97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfba96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 186, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.049 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ceb5',
500: '#bfba96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfba96; $custom-light: #d2ceb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfba96",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 186,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.683,
"s": 24.26,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78366,
"c": 0.04922,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.48396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBA96
secondary
#D2D3DF
accent
#4EA343
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280