#B1A830#B1A830
#B1A830 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.136 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A830 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 168, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 57%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 73%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 72.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.70, -10.53, 59.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.70, 60.35, 100.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.79% -0.0352 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.79% 0.136 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6690, 37.5670, 8.3261) |
| Luminance | 0.3757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.43
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.61
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.38
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.52
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.25
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A830 #3039B1
analogous
#B16830 #B1A830 #7AB130
triadic
#B1A830 #30B1A8 #A830B1
tetradic
#B1A830 #30B168 #3039B1 #B1307A
square
#B1A830 #30B168 #3039B1 #B1307A
split-complementary
#B1A830 #307AB1 #6830B1
monochromatic
#514D16 #817A23 #B1A830 #CFC64F #DCD67F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B1A830 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#B1A830 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A830
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A830 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A830 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A21A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a830; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 168, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.136 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc171',
500: '#b1a830',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a830; $custom-light: #ccc171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a830",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 168,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.814,
"s": 57.333,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71794,
"c": 0.13593,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.37566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A830
secondary
#787DC5
accent
#52E147
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B