#BFBC5B#BFBC5B
#BFBC5B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.120 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBC5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 188, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 52%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 52.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -12.05, 48.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 50.27, 103.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.77% -0.0356 0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.77% 0.12 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3585, 47.7993, 16.9430) |
| Luminance | 0.4780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.50
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.06
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.32
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.69
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.89
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBC5B #5B5EBF
analogous
#BF8A5B #BFBC5B #90BF5B
triadic
#BFBC5B #5BBFBC #BC5BBF
tetradic
#BFBC5B #5BBF8A #5B5EBF #BF5B90
square
#BFBC5B #5BBF8A #5B5EBF #BF5B90
split-complementary
#BFBC5B #5B90BF #8A5BBF
monochromatic
#73712D #9F9C3E #BFBC5B #D0CE87 #E1E0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBC5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#BFBC5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBC5B
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBC5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBC5B | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B652
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbc5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 188, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.120 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4d08c',
500: '#bfbc5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbc5b; $custom-light: #d4d08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbc5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 188,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.2,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7777,
"c": 0.11995,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.47798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBC5B
secondary
#A6A7D0
accent
#58D454
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14130C
muted
#83827D