#B1AE2A#B1AE2A
#B1AE2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.145 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AE2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 174, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.32, -13.91, 63.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.32, 64.52, 102.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% -0.0452 0.1378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.145 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6868, 39.7875, 8.0953) |
| Luminance | 0.3979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.18
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.48
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.43
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.82
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AE2A #2A2DB1
analogous
#B16B2A #B1AE2A #70B12A
triadic
#B1AE2A #2AB1AE #AE2AB1
tetradic
#B1AE2A #2AB16B #2A2DB1 #B12A70
square
#B1AE2A #2AB16B #2A2DB1 #B12A70
split-complementary
#B1AE2A #2A70B1 #6B2AB1
monochromatic
#4E4D13 #807D1E #B1AE2A #D3D045 #DFDC77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B1AE2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#B1AE2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AE2A
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AE2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AE2A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA708
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1ae2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 174, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.145 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc56f',
500: '#b1ae2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1ae2a; $custom-light: #ccc56f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1ae2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 174,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.667,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73073,
"c": 0.145,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.39786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AE2A
secondary
#7072C6
accent
#47E543
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B