#B1AD25#B1AD25
#B1AD25 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.147 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AD25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 173, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 79.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, -13.58, 64.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 65.69, 101.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% -0.0447 0.1396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.147 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4103, 39.3690, 7.5890) |
| Luminance | 0.3937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.91
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.27
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.35
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.44
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AD25 #2529B1
analogous
#B16725 #B1AD25 #6FB125
triadic
#B1AD25 #25B1AD #AD25B1
tetradic
#B1AD25 #25B167 #2529B1 #B1256F
square
#B1AD25 #25B167 #2529B1 #B1256F
split-complementary
#B1AD25 #256FB1 #6725B1
monochromatic
#4C4A10 #7E7C1A #B1AD25 #D6D23D #E1DE6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B1AD25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#B1AD25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AD25
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AD25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AD25 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ad25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 173, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.147 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc56c',
500: '#b1ad25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ad25; $custom-light: #ccc56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ad25",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 173,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.286,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72826,
"c": 0.14655,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.39368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AD25
secondary
#6A6DC8
accent
#44E83F
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FAF8EC
border
#D3D1C7
text
#141208
muted
#83817B