#B1A924#B1A924
#B1A924 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.143 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A924 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 169, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 79.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.91, -11.55, 63.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.91, 64.63, 100.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% -0.0391 0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.143 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6393, 37.8517, 7.2556) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.79
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.29
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.82
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.76
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.66
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A924 #242CB1
analogous
#B16324 #B1A924 #73B124
triadic
#B1A924 #24B1A9 #A924B1
tetradic
#B1A924 #24B163 #242CB1 #B12473
square
#B1A924 #24B163 #242CB1 #B12473
split-complementary
#B1A924 #2473B1 #6324B1
monochromatic
#4B480F #7E781A #B1A924 #D7CE3B #E1DB6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B1A924 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#B1A924 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A924
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A924 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A924 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA82F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9D91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a924; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 169, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.143 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc26b',
500: '#b1a924',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a924; $custom-light: #ccc26b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a924",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 169,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.596,
"s": 66.197,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71942,
"c": 0.14335,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.3785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A924
secondary
#696EC8
accent
#48E93F
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF7EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A