#B1AC2E#B1AC2E
#B1AC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.141 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 172, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 74%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.79, -12.71, 61.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.79, 62.47, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.0415 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.141 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3785, 39.0506, 8.3635) |
| Luminance | 0.3905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.17
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.39
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.66
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.80
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.92
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AC2E #2E33B1
analogous
#B16A2E #B1AC2E #74B12E
triadic
#B1AC2E #2EB1AC #AC2EB1
tetradic
#B1AC2E #2EB16A #2E33B1 #B12E74
square
#B1AC2E #2EB16A #2E33B1 #B12E74
split-complementary
#B1AC2E #2E74B1 #6A2EB1
monochromatic
#504E15 #807D21 #B1AC2E #D0CB4C #DDD97C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B1AC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#B1AC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AC2E
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AC2E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA514
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ac2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 172, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.141 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc470',
500: '#b1ac2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ac2e; $custom-light: #ccc470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ac2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 172,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.71,
"s": 58.744,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72657,
"c": 0.14087,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.39049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AC2E
secondary
#7578C6
accent
#4CE246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B