#BFBD39#BFBD39
#BFBD39 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.148 H 108.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 70%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 70.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -14.84, 63.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 65.02, 103.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.66% -0.0472 0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.66% 0.148 108.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4234, 47.7682, 10.9609) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.88
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.50
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.80
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.33
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.40
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD39 #393BBF
analogous
#BF7A39 #BFBD39 #7EBF39
triadic
#BFBD39 #39BFBD #BD39BF
tetradic
#BFBD39 #39BF7A #393BBF #BF397E
square
#BFBD39 #39BF7A #393BBF #BF397E
split-complementary
#BFBD39 #397EBF #7A39BF
monochromatic
#61601D #908E2B #BFBD39 #D1CF64 #DFDE93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#BFBD39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD39
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD39 | 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)
#CCB523
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDB1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.148 108.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d078',
500: '#bfbd39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd39; $custom-light: #d6d078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd39",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.104,
"s": 54.032,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77661,
"c": 0.14833,
"h": 108.5
},
"luminance": 0.47767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD39
secondary
#8A8BCA
accent
#4DDD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B