#BFBE79#BFBE79

#BFBE79 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.090 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFBE79
RGB	rgb(191, 190, 121)
HSL	hsl(59, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(59, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 36.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.63, -10.07, 35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.63, 36.42, 106.05°)
OKLab	oklab(78.64% -0.0272 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(78.64% 0.09 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.3510, 49.2846, 25.3147)
Luminance	0.4928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFBE79 #797ABF

analogous

#BF9B79 #BFBE79 #9DBF79

triadic

#BFBE79 #79BFBE #BE79BF

tetradic

#BFBE79 #79BF9B #797ABF #BF799D

square

#BFBE79 #79BF9B #797ABF #BF799D

split-complementary

#BFBE79 #799DBF #9B79BF

monochromatic

#807F3D #AAA851 #BFBE79 #D3D2A2 #E7E6CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.93

#BFBE79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.86

#BFBE79 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFBE79

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFBE79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFBE79	1.00	1.93	10.86	10.86
#FFFFFF	1.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C9B974

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CABC7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B6AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfbe79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 190, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.090 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3d1a0',
    500: '#bfbe79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfbe79;
$custom-light: #d3d1a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfbe79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 190,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.143,
    "s": 35.354,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78637,
    "c": 0.09009,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.49284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFBE79

secondary

#BDBDD7

accent

#39AE37

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F2

border

#D3D2CC

text

#14140F

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFBE79

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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