#BFBD3A#BFBD3A
#BFBD3A 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 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 70%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 69.6%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -14.79, 62.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 64.66, 103.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0469 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.148 108.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4486, 47.7783, 11.0936) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.98
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.59
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.87
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.39
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.44
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD3A #3A3CBF
analogous
#BF7B3A #BFBD3A #7FBF3A
triadic
#BFBD3A #3ABFBD #BD3ABF
tetradic
#BFBD3A #3ABF7B #3A3CBF #BF3A7F
square
#BFBD3A #3ABF7B #3A3CBF #BF3A7F
split-complementary
#BFBD3A #3A7FBF #7B3ABF
monochromatic
#61601D #908F2C #BFBD3A #D0CF66 #DFDE95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#BFBD3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD3A
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD3A | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB524
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDB1A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.148 108.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6d078',
500: '#bfbd3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd3a; $custom-light: #d6d078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.098,
"s": 53.414,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77668,
"c": 0.14769,
"h": 108.5
},
"luminance": 0.47777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD3A
secondary
#8B8CCA
accent
#4DDD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#151309
muted
#83827B