#BFBD37#BFBD37
#BFBD37 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 | #BFBD37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 71.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -14.94, 64.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 65.74, 103.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.65% -0.0476 0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.65% 0.15 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3745, 47.7487, 10.7033) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.70
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.34
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.67
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.23
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.30
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD37 #3739BF
analogous
#BF7937 #BFBD37 #7DBF37
triadic
#BFBD37 #37BFBD #BD37BF
tetradic
#BFBD37 #37BF79 #3739BF #BF377D
square
#BFBD37 #37BF79 #3739BF #BF377D
split-complementary
#BFBD37 #377DBF #7937BF
monochromatic
#605F1C #8F8E29 #BFBD37 #D2D062 #DFDE91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BFBD37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD37
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD37 | 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)
#CCB51F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDB1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.150 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d077',
500: '#bfbd37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd37; $custom-light: #d6d077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd37",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.118,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77647,
"c": 0.14958,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.47747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD37
secondary
#8889CA
accent
#4BDF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B