#B1C437#B1C437
#B1C437 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.161 H 117.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1C437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 196, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 0%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.52, -24.31, 64.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.52, 68.90, 110.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.06% -0.073 0.1432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.06% 0.161 117) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5619, 49.1033, 11.0601) |
| Luminance | 0.4910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.45
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 3.16
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 3.16
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.23
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.26
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1C437 #4A37C4
analogous
#C49137 #B1C437 #6BC437
triadic
#B1C437 #37B1C4 #C437B1
tetradic
#B1C437 #37C491 #4A37C4 #C4376B
square
#B1C437 #37C491 #4A37C4 #C4376B
split-complementary
#B1C437 #376BC4 #9137C4
monochromatic
#5B641C #86942A #B1C437 #C5D465 #D7E194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#B1C437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.82
#B1C437 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1C437
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1C437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1C437 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.82 | 10.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BB43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCB9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1c437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 196, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.161 117.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd577',
500: '#b1c437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1c437; $custom-light: #ccd577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1c437",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 196,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.085,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7806,
"c": 0.16071,
"h": 117
},
"luminance": 0.49103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1C437
secondary
#938BCC
accent
#48DF5D
background
#FCFDF7
surface
#F9FAEE
border
#D2D3C9
text
#141409
muted
#82837B