#B1AC55#B1AC55
#B1AC55 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.110 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AC55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 172, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 52%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.12, -10.14, 44.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.12, 45.99, 102.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.03 0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.11 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5246, 39.5090, 14.3999) |
| Luminance | 0.3951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.67
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.79
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.65
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.13
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.63
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AC55 #555AB1
analogous
#B17E55 #B1AC55 #88B155
triadic
#B1AC55 #55B1AC #AC55B1
tetradic
#B1AC55 #55B17E #555AB1 #B15588
square
#B1AC55 #55B17E #555AB1 #B15588
split-complementary
#B1AC55 #5588B1 #7E55B1
monochromatic
#605D2C #8A863F #B1AC55 #C4C07F #D7D5A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B1AC55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#B1AC55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AC55
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AC55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AC55 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A64D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ac55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 172, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.110 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac487',
500: '#b1ac55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ac55; $custom-light: #cac487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ac55",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 172,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.739,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73026,
"c": 0.1098,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.39508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AC55
secondary
#9D9FC5
accent
#61CD5B
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8F0
border
#D2D1CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C