#B0AA4A#B0AA4A
#B0AA4A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.118 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 41%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 58%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, -10.42, 49.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 50.30, 101.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% -0.0319 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.118 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5163, 38.4750, 12.1382) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.80
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.08
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.29
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.70
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.03
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AA4A #4A50B0
analogous
#B0774A #B0AA4A #83B04A
triadic
#B0AA4A #4AB0AA #AA4AB0
tetradic
#B0AA4A #4AB077 #4A50B0 #B04A83
square
#B0AA4A #4AB077 #4A50B0 #B04A83
split-complementary
#B0AA4A #4A83B0 #774AB0
monochromatic
#5A5726 #858038 #B0AA4A #C4BF73 #D6D39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B0AA4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#B0AA4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AA4A
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AA4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AA4A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A440
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA94F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0aa4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 170, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.118 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac380',
500: '#b0aa4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0aa4a; $custom-light: #cac380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0aa4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 170,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.471,
"s": 40.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72372,
"c": 0.11819,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.38474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AA4A
secondary
#9396C3
accent
#5ED157
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C