#BFBC9A#BFBC9A
#BFBC9A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.046 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBC9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 188, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 22%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 19.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.69, -4.63, 17.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.69, 18.22, 104.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.88% -0.0106 0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.88% 0.046 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3015, 49.3765, 37.7097) |
| Luminance | 0.4938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.81
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.33
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.50
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.65
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.79
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBC9A #9A9DBF
analogous
#BFA99A #BFBC9A #AFBF9A
triadic
#BFBC9A #9ABFBC #BC9ABF
tetradic
#BFBC9A #9ABFA9 #9A9DBF #BF9AAF
square
#BFBC9A #9ABFA9 #9A9DBF #BF9AAF
split-complementary
#BFBC9A #9AAFBF #A99ABF
monochromatic
#888456 #A7A375 #BFBC9A #D7D5BF #EEEEE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#BFBC9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#BFBC9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBC9A
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBC9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBC9A | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B998
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BB9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbc9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 188, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.046 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d0b7',
500: '#bfbc9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbc9a; $custom-light: #d2d0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbc9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 188,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.135,
"s": 22.424,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78875,
"c": 0.04638,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.49376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBC9A
secondary
#D5D6E0
accent
#4CA145
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141311
muted
#828280