#BFBA98#BFBA98
#BFBA98 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.047 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBA98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 186, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 23%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 20%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 20.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.12, -3.87, 17.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.12, 18.32, 102.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.41% -0.0084 0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.41% 0.047 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7121, 48.4618, 36.6983) |
| Luminance | 0.4846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.17
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.39
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.82
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.99
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.86
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBA98 #989DBF
analogous
#BFA798 #BFBA98 #B0BF98
triadic
#BFBA98 #98BFBA #BA98BF
tetradic
#BFBA98 #98BFA7 #989DBF #BF98B0
square
#BFBA98 #98BFA7 #989DBF #BF98B0
split-complementary
#BFBA98 #98B0BF #A798BF
monochromatic
#888155 #A8A172 #BFBA98 #D6D3BE #EEEDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#BFBA98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#BFBA98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBA98
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBA98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBA98 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B896
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2BA99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfba98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 186, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.047 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ceb6',
500: '#bfba98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfba98; $custom-light: #d2ceb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfba98",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 186,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.308,
"s": 23.353,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78412,
"c": 0.04661,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.48461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBA98
secondary
#D3D5E0
accent
#50A244
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280