#B1A73D#B1A73D
#B1A73D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.126 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A73D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 167, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 65.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.52, -9.31, 54.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.52, 54.89, 99.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.68% -0.0303 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.68% 0.126 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7937, 37.3227, 9.8906) |
| Luminance | 0.3732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.49
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.62
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.43
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.29
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.66
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A73D #3D47B1
analogous
#B16D3D #B1A73D #81B13D
triadic
#B1A73D #3DB1A7 #A73DB1
tetradic
#B1A73D #3DB16D #3D47B1 #B13D81
square
#B1A73D #3DB16D #3D47B1 #B13D81
split-complementary
#B1A73D #3D81B1 #6D3DB1
monochromatic
#56511E #837C2D #B1A73D #C9C062 #D9D290
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B1A73D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#B1A73D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A73D
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A73D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A73D | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A743
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a73d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 167, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.126 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc078',
500: '#b1a73d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a73d; $custom-light: #cbc078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a73d",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 167,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.828,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71679,
"c": 0.126,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.37321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A73D
secondary
#868BC4
accent
#5BD850
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B