#B0AB2A#B0AB2A
#B0AB2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.142 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AB2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 171, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 76.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.41, -12.80, 62.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.41, 63.44, 101.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% -0.042 0.136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.142 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8867, 38.5243, 7.8936) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.81
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.09
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.85
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.92
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AB2A #2A2FB0
analogous
#B0682A #B0AB2A #72B02A
triadic
#B0AB2A #2AB0AB #AB2AB0
tetradic
#B0AB2A #2AB068 #2A2FB0 #B02A72
square
#B0AB2A #2AB068 #2A2FB0 #B02A72
split-complementary
#B0AB2A #2A72B0 #682AB0
monochromatic
#4D4B12 #7F7B1E #B0AB2A #D3CD45 #DEDA76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B0AB2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#B0AB2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AB2A
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AB2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AB2A | 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)
#BAA40A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA934
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ab2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 171, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.142 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc36e',
500: '#b0ab2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ab2a; $custom-light: #cbc36e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ab2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 171,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.761,
"s": 61.468,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72324,
"c": 0.14232,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.38523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AB2A
secondary
#7073C6
accent
#49E543
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B