#BFBB39#BFBB39
#BFBB39 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.146 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBB39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 187, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 70%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 70.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.13, -13.83, 62.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.13, 64.28, 102.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.23% -0.0443 0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.23% 0.146 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9962, 46.9137, 10.8185) |
| Luminance | 0.4691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.98
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.46
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.63
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.60
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.76
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBB39 #393DBF
analogous
#BF7839 #BFBB39 #80BF39
triadic
#BFBB39 #39BFBB #BB39BF
tetradic
#BFBB39 #39BF78 #393DBF #BF3980
square
#BFBB39 #39BF78 #393DBF #BF3980
split-complementary
#BFBB39 #3980BF #7839BF
monochromatic
#615F1D #908D2B #BFBB39 #D1CE64 #DFDD93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#BFBB39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#BFBB39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBB39
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBB39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBB39 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB423
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDAFA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbb39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 187, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.146 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6cf78',
500: '#bfbb39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbb39; $custom-light: #d6cf78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbb39",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 187,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.209,
"s": 54.032,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77227,
"c": 0.14638,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.46912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBB39
secondary
#8A8CCA
accent
#4FDD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B