#B0AE29#B0AE29
#B0AE29 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.146 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AE29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 174, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 76.7%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.23, -14.38, 63.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.23, 64.82, 102.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% -0.0465 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.146 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4421, 39.6634, 7.9916) |
| Luminance | 0.3966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.08
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.34
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.94
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.57
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.96
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AE29 #292BB0
analogous
#B06A29 #B0AE29 #6FB029
triadic
#B0AE29 #29B0AE #AE29B0
tetradic
#B0AE29 #29B06A #292BB0 #B0296F
square
#B0AE29 #29B06A #292BB0 #B0296F
split-complementary
#B0AE29 #296FB0 #6A29B0
monochromatic
#4D4C12 #7E7D1D #B0AE29 #D3D143 #DFDD75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B0AE29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#B0AE29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AE29
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AE29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AE29 | 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)
#BDA704
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ae29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 174, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.146 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc56e',
500: '#b0ae29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ae29; $custom-light: #cbc56e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ae29",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 174,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.111,
"s": 62.212,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7298,
"c": 0.14572,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.39662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AE29
secondary
#6F70C6
accent
#45E543
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B