#B0AB27#B0AB27
#B0AB27 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.144 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AB27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 171, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 77.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, -12.92, 63.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 64.38, 101.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.31% -0.0426 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.31% 0.144 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8350, 38.5036, 7.6214) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.69
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.05
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.43
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.71
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.84
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AB27 #272CB0
analogous
#B06627 #B0AB27 #71B027
triadic
#B0AB27 #27B0AB #AB27B0
tetradic
#B0AB27 #27B066 #272CB0 #B02771
square
#B0AB27 #27B066 #272CB0 #B02771
split-complementary
#B0AB27 #2771B0 #6627B0
monochromatic
#4C4A11 #7E7A1C #B0AB27 #D5CF40 #E0DC72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B0AB27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#B0AB27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AB27
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AB27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AB27 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA932
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ab27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 171, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.144 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc36d',
500: '#b0ab27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ab27; $custom-light: #cbc36d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ab27",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 171,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.81,
"s": 63.721,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72308,
"c": 0.14388,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.38502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AB27
secondary
#6C6FC7
accent
#47E741
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF7EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141208
muted
#83817B