#BFBD9E#BFBD9E
#BFBD9E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.042 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 20%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 17%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 17.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -4.54, 15.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 16.59, 105.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.18% -0.0104 0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.18% 0.042 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8546, 49.9407, 39.5650) |
| Luminance | 0.4994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.01
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.87
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.93
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.41
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.10
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD9E #9EA0BF
analogous
#BFAC9E #BFBD9E #B0BF9E
triadic
#BFBD9E #9EBFBD #BD9EBF
tetradic
#BFBD9E #9EBFAC #9EA0BF #BF9EB0
square
#BFBD9E #9EBFAC #9EA0BF #BF9EB0
split-complementary
#BFBD9E #9EB0BF #AC9EBF
monochromatic
#89865A #A7A479 #BFBD9E #D7D6C3 #F0EFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#BFBD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#BFBD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD9E
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD9E | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BA9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BC9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.042 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d0ba',
500: '#bfbd9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd9e; $custom-light: #d2d0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.364,
"s": 20.497,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79177,
"c": 0.04234,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.4994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD9E
secondary
#D7D8E1
accent
#4C9F47
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F9F6
border
#D2D2D0
text
#141411
muted
#828280