#B0A42D#B0A42D
#B0A42D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.134 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0A42D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 164, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 74.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.50, -9.02, 59.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.50, 60.01, 98.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.81% -0.0311 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.81% 0.134 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6550, 35.9718, 7.7580) |
| Luminance | 0.3597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.79
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.98
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.43
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.59
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.31
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0A42D #2D39B0
analogous
#B0622D #B0A42D #7AB02D
triadic
#B0A42D #2DB0A4 #A42DB0
tetradic
#B0A42D #2DB062 #2D39B0 #B02D7A
square
#B0A42D #2DB062 #2D39B0 #B02D7A
split-complementary
#B0A42D #2D7AB0 #622DB0
monochromatic
#4F4914 #7F7721 #B0A42D #D1C44A #DDD47A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B0A42D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#B0A42D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0A42D
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0A42D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0A42D | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39E16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A435
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE988D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0a42d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 164, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.134 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe6f',
500: '#b0a42d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0a42d; $custom-light: #cbbe6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0a42d",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 164,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.504,
"s": 59.276,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70811,
"c": 0.13423,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.3597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0A42D
secondary
#737BC5
accent
#54E245
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B