#B0AA2E#B0AA2E
#B0AA2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.139 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AA2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 170, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 73.9%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.15, -12.11, 60.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.15, 61.74, 101.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.13% -0.0397 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.13% 0.139 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7737, 38.1780, 8.2270) |
| Luminance | 0.3818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.01
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.18
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.64
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.19
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.39
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AA2E #2E34B0
analogous
#B0692E #B0AA2E #75B02E
triadic
#B0AA2E #2EB0AA #AA2EB0
tetradic
#B0AA2E #2EB069 #2E34B0 #B02E75
square
#B0AA2E #2EB069 #2E34B0 #B02E75
split-complementary
#B0AA2E #2E75B0 #692EB0
monochromatic
#4F4C15 #7F7B21 #B0AA2E #D0CA4B #DDD87C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B0AA2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#B0AA2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AA2E
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AA2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AA2E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A315
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0aa2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 170, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.139 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc370',
500: '#b0aa2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0aa2e; $custom-light: #cbc370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0aa2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 170,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.231,
"s": 58.559,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72129,
"c": 0.13912,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.38177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AA2E
secondary
#7578C5
accent
#4DE246
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B