#B0AE25#B0AE25
#B0AE25 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.148 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AE25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 174, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 79%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, -14.53, 64.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 66.03, 102.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% -0.0473 0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.148 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3758, 39.6369, 7.6425) |
| Luminance | 0.3964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.96
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.32
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.83
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.39
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.88
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AE25 #2527B0
analogous
#B06925 #B0AE25 #6DB025
triadic
#B0AE25 #25B0AE #AE25B0
tetradic
#B0AE25 #25B069 #2527B0 #B0256D
square
#B0AE25 #25B069 #2527B0 #B0256D
split-complementary
#B0AE25 #256DB0 #6925B0
monochromatic
#4B4A10 #7D7C1A #B0AE25 #D6D43C #E1DF6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B0AE25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#B0AE25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AE25
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AE25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AE25 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ae25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 174, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.148 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc56c',
500: '#b0ae25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ae25; $custom-light: #cbc56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ae25",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 174,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.137,
"s": 65.258,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72959,
"c": 0.14769,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.39636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AE25
secondary
#6A6BC7
accent
#42E840
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FAF8EC
border
#D3D1C7
text
#141208
muted
#83817B