#B1AC31#B1AC31
#B1AC31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.139 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AC31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 172, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 57%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 72%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 72.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.81, -12.57, 60.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.81, 61.42, 101.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.0408 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.139 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4397, 39.0751, 8.6859) |
| Luminance | 0.3907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.34
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.47
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.83
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.04
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AC31 #3136B1
analogous
#B16C31 #B1AC31 #76B131
triadic
#B1AC31 #31B1AC #AC31B1
tetradic
#B1AC31 #31B16C #3136B1 #B13176
square
#B1AC31 #31B16C #3136B1 #B13176
split-complementary
#B1AC31 #3176B1 #6C31B1
monochromatic
#514F16 #817D24 #B1AC31 #CFCA51 #DCD880
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B1AC31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#B1AC31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AC31
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AC31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AC31 | 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)
#BBA51B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ac31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 172, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.139 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc472',
500: '#b1ac31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ac31; $custom-light: #ccc472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ac31",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 172,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.656,
"s": 56.637,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72677,
"c": 0.13907,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.39074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AC31
secondary
#797CC5
accent
#4EE048
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B