#B0AA46#B0AA46
#B0AA46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.122 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AA46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 170, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 60.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -10.71, 50.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 52.11, 101.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.33% -0.0332 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.33% 0.122 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3858, 38.4228, 11.4509) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.84
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.20
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.32
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.47
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.59
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AA46 #464CB0
analogous
#B07546 #B0AA46 #81B046
triadic
#B0AA46 #46B0AA #AA46B0
tetradic
#B0AA46 #46B075 #464CB0 #B04681
square
#B0AA46 #46B075 #464CB0 #B04681
split-complementary
#B0AA46 #4681B0 #7546B0
monochromatic
#585523 #848035 #B0AA46 #C5C06E #D7D39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B0AA46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B0AA46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AA46
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AA46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AA46 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A43B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA94C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0aa46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 170, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.122 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac37e',
500: '#b0aa46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0aa46; $custom-light: #cac37e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0aa46",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 170,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.604,
"s": 43.089,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7233,
"c": 0.1217,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.38422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AA46
secondary
#8F92C3
accent
#5CD355
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C