#B1AA3E#B1AA3E
#B1AA3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.128 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 48%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 65%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 65%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, -10.81, 54.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 55.60, 101.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.34% -0.0345 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.34% 0.128 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3769, 38.4455, 10.2191) |
| Luminance | 0.3844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.23
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.40
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.60
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.24
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.25
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AA3E #3E45B1
analogous
#B1713E #B1AA3E #7FB13E
triadic
#B1AA3E #3EB1AA #AA3EB1
tetradic
#B1AA3E #3EB171 #3E45B1 #B13E7F
square
#B1AA3E #3EB171 #3E45B1 #B13E7F
split-complementary
#B1AA3E #3E7FB1 #713EB1
monochromatic
#56531E #847E2E #B1AA3E #C9C264 #D8D491
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B1AA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#B1AA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AA3E
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AA3E | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A430
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1aa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.128 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc379',
500: '#b1aa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1aa3e; $custom-light: #cbc379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1aa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.348,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72341,
"c": 0.12812,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.38444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AA3E
secondary
#878BC4
accent
#58D850
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B