#B1AC4E#B1AC4E
#B1AC4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.117 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 172, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.04, -10.72, 48.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.04, 49.30, 102.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.94% -0.0324 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.94% 0.117 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2601, 39.4033, 13.0071) |
| Luminance | 0.3940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.47
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.61
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.75
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.16
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 7.39
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AC4E #4E53B1
analogous
#B17B4E #B1AC4E #84B14E
triadic
#B1AC4E #4EB1AC #AC4EB1
tetradic
#B1AC4E #4EB17B #4E53B1 #B14E84
square
#B1AC4E #4EB17B #4E53B1 #B14E84
split-complementary
#B1AC4E #4E84B1 #7B4EB1
monochromatic
#5C5929 #87833B #B1AC4E #C4C078 #D6D4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B1AC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#B1AC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AC4E
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AC4E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A644
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA297
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ac4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 172, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.117 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc483',
500: '#b1ac4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ac4e; $custom-light: #cbc483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ac4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 172,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.97,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72941,
"c": 0.11654,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.39402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AC4E
secondary
#9799C4
accent
#5FCF59
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C