#B19C23#B19C23
#B19C23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.133 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 156, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 80.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.36, -4.72, 60.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.36, 60.93, 94.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.12% -0.02 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.12% 0.133 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3249, 33.2470, 6.4098) |
| Luminance | 0.3325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.46
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.99
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.00
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.14
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.44
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19C23 #2338B1
analogous
#B15523 #B19C23 #7FB123
triadic
#B19C23 #23B19C #9C23B1
tetradic
#B19C23 #23B155 #2338B1 #B1237F
square
#B19C23 #23B155 #2338B1 #B1237F
split-complementary
#B19C23 #237FB1 #5523B1
monochromatic
#4B420F #7E6F19 #B19C23 #D8C039 #E2D16C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#B19C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#B19C23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19C23
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19C23 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B29F2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9086
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 156, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.133 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb869',
500: '#b19c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19c23; $custom-light: #ccb869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 156,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.127,
"s": 66.981,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69118,
"c": 0.13312,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.33245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19C23
secondary
#6876C8
accent
#57EA3E
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EB
border
#D3D0C6
text
#141107
muted
#83807A