#BFBF79#BFBF79

#BFBF79 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.091 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BFBF79
RGB	rgb(191, 191, 121)
HSL	hsl(60, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(60, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 36.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.90, -10.59, 35.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.90, 36.90, 106.67°)
OKLab	oklab(78.85% -0.0287 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(78.85% 0.091 108.3)
XYZ	xyz(43.5683, 49.7193, 25.3871)
Luminance	0.4972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BFBF79 #7979BF

analogous

#BF9C79 #BFBF79 #9CBF79

triadic

#BFBF79 #79BFBF #BF79BF

tetradic

#BFBF79 #79BF9C #7979BF #BF799C

square

#BFBF79 #79BF9C #7979BF #BF799C

split-complementary

#BFBF79 #799CBF #9C79BF

monochromatic

#80803D #AAAA51 #BFBF79 #D3D3A2 #E7E7CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.92

#BFBF79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.94

#BFBF79 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BFBF79

10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BFBF79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BFBF79	1.00	1.92	10.94	10.94
#FFFFFF	1.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CABA74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBBC7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C8B7AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bfbf79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 191, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.091 108.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3d2a0',
    500: '#bfbf79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bfbf79;
$custom-light: #d3d2a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bfbf79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 35.354,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7885,
    "c": 0.0913,
    "h": 108.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.49718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BFBF79

secondary

#BDBDD7

accent

#37AE37

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FAF9F2

border

#D3D2CC

text

#14140F

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BFBF79

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

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