#BFBB8C#BFBB8C

#BFBB8C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.063 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFBB8C
RGB	rgb(191, 187, 140)
HSL	hsl(55, 28%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(55, 27%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 26.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.15, -6.11, 24.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.15, 25.14, 104.07°)
OKLab	oklab(78.36% -0.015 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(78.36% 0.063 103.7)
XYZ	xyz(43.9899, 48.5112, 31.8521)
Luminance	0.4851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFBB8C #8C90BF

analogous

#BFA18C #BFBB8C #AABF8C

triadic

#BFBB8C #8CBFBB #BB8CBF

tetradic

#BFBB8C #8CBFA1 #8C90BF #BF8CAA

square

#BFBB8C #8CBFA1 #8C90BF #BF8CAA

split-complementary

#BFBB8C #8CAABF #A18CBF

monochromatic

#86814B #A9A465 #BFBB8C #D5D2B3 #EBE9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#BFBB8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.70

#BFBB8C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFBB8C

10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFBB8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFBB8C	1.00	1.96	10.70	10.70
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B789

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5BA8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7B5AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfbb8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 187, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.063 103.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3cfae',
    500: '#bfbb8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfbb8c;
$custom-light: #d3cfae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfbb8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.294,
    "s": 28.492,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78359,
    "c": 0.06326,
    "h": 103.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFBB8C

secondary

#CBCCDC

accent

#47A73E

background

#FCFCFA

surface

#F9F9F4

border

#D2D2CE

text

#141310

muted

#82827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFBB8C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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