#BFBD36#BFBD36
#BFBD36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.150 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 71.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -14.99, 64.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 66.09, 103.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.64% -0.0479 0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.64% 0.15 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3508, 47.7392, 10.5784) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.62
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.26
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.61
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.18
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.23
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD36 #3638BF
analogous
#BF7836 #BFBD36 #7CBF36
triadic
#BFBD36 #36BFBD #BD36BF
tetradic
#BFBD36 #36BF78 #3638BF #BF367C
square
#BFBD36 #36BF78 #3638BF #BF367C
split-complementary
#BFBD36 #367CBF #7836BF
monochromatic
#605F1B #8F8E29 #BFBD36 #D2D060 #E0DE90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BFBD36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD36
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD36 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB51D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDB1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.150 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d076',
500: '#bfbd36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd36; $custom-light: #d6d076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd36",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.124,
"s": 55.918,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77641,
"c": 0.15018,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.47738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD36
secondary
#8787CA
accent
#4BDF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B