#BFBC4B#BFBC4B
#BFBC4B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.134 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBC4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 188, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 48%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 60.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.54, -13.27, 55.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.54, 57.47, 103.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.6% -0.0408 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.134 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7404, 47.5520, 13.6876) |
| Luminance | 0.4755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.82
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.25
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.33
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.46
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.65
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBC4B #4B4EBF
analogous
#BF824B #BFBC4B #88BF4B
triadic
#BFBC4B #4BBFBC #BC4BBF
tetradic
#BFBC4B #4BBF82 #4B4EBF #BF4B88
square
#BFBC4B #4BBF82 #4B4EBF #BF4B88
split-complementary
#BFBC4B #4B88BF #824BBF
monochromatic
#6A6826 #979536 #BFBC4B #CFCD78 #DFDEA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#BFBC4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#BFBC4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBC4B
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBC4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBC4B | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB53E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB952
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCB1A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbc4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 188, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.134 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5cf82',
500: '#bfbc4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbc4b; $custom-light: #d5cf82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbc4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 188,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.448,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77595,
"c": 0.13424,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.47551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBC4B
secondary
#9A9BCC
accent
#54D751
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF9EF
border
#D4D2CA
text
#15130B
muted
#83827C