#BFBD38#BFBD38
#BFBD38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.149 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 70.7%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -14.89, 63.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 65.38, 103.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.65% -0.0474 0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.65% 0.149 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3987, 47.7583, 10.8308) |
| Luminance | 0.4776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.79
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.42
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.74
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.28
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.36
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD38 #383ABF
analogous
#BF7938 #BFBD38 #7DBF38
triadic
#BFBD38 #38BFBD #BD38BF
tetradic
#BFBD38 #38BF79 #383ABF #BF387D
square
#BFBD38 #38BF79 #383ABF #BF387D
split-complementary
#BFBD38 #387DBF #7938BF
monochromatic
#605F1C #908E2A #BFBD38 #D1D063 #DFDE92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BFBD38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD38
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD38 | 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)
#CCB521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDB1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.149 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d077',
500: '#bfbd38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd38; $custom-light: #d6d077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd38",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.111,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77654,
"c": 0.14896,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.47757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD38
secondary
#898ACA
accent
#4CDE4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B