#B1A733#B1A733
#B1A733 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.133 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A733 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 167, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 55%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 71%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 71.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.45, -9.86, 58.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.45, 58.89, 99.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% -0.033 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.133 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5491, 37.2248, 8.6019) |
| Luminance | 0.3722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.77
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.87
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.57
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.91
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.39
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A733 #333DB1
analogous
#B16833 #B1A733 #7CB133
triadic
#B1A733 #33B1A7 #A733B1
tetradic
#B1A733 #33B168 #333DB1 #B1337C
square
#B1A733 #33B168 #333DB1 #B1337C
split-complementary
#B1A733 #337CB1 #6833B1
monochromatic
#524D18 #817A25 #B1A733 #CEC454 #DBD483
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B1A733 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B1A733 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A733
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A733 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A733 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A73B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a733; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 167, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.133 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc072',
500: '#b1a733',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a733; $custom-light: #ccc072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a733",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 167,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.238,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71598,
"c": 0.13311,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.37224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A733
secondary
#7B81C5
accent
#55DF49
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B