#B0AE45#B0AE45
#B0AE45 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.127 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AE45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 174, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 61%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 60.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -12.86, 52.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 54.18, 103.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0394 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.127 108.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1158, 39.9329, 11.5398) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.74
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.09
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.41
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.79
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.05
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AE45 #4547B0
analogous
#B07945 #B0AE45 #7CB045
triadic
#B0AE45 #45B0AE #AE45B0
tetradic
#B0AE45 #45B079 #4547B0 #B0457C
square
#B0AE45 #45B079 #4547B0 #B0457C
split-complementary
#B0AE45 #457CB0 #7945B0
monochromatic
#585723 #848334 #B0AE45 #C6C46D #D7D699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B0AE45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B0AE45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AE45
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AE45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AE45 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0ae45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 174, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.127 108.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac57d',
500: '#b0ae45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0ae45; $custom-light: #cac57d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0ae45",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 174,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.879,
"s": 43.673,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73195,
"c": 0.12671,
"h": 108.1
},
"luminance": 0.39932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AE45
secondary
#8E8FC3
accent
#57D354
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8EE
border
#D2D1C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C