#B0AD2C#B0AD2C
#B0AD2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.143 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AD2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 173, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 75%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.97, -13.74, 61.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.97, 63.50, 102.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% -0.0445 0.136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.143 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3040, 39.3002, 8.2138) |
| Luminance | 0.3930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.06
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.26
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.77
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.97
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AD2C #2C2FB0
analogous
#B06B2C #B0AD2C #71B02C
triadic
#B0AD2C #2CB0AD #AD2CB0
tetradic
#B0AD2C #2CB06B #2C2FB0 #B02C71
square
#B0AD2C #2CB06B #2C2FB0 #B02C71
split-complementary
#B0AD2C #2C71B0 #6B2CB0
monochromatic
#4E4D14 #7F7D20 #B0AD2C #D1CE48 #DDDB79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B0AD2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#B0AD2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AD2C
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AD2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AD2C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA60F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAA36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ad2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 173, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.143 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc56f',
500: '#b0ad2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ad2c; $custom-light: #cbc56f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ad2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 173,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.636,
"s": 60,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72777,
"c": 0.14313,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.39299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AD2C
secondary
#7274C6
accent
#48E345
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B