#B2A223#B2A223
#B2A223 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.138 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A223 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 162, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 80.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -7.47, 62.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 62.75, 96.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.51% -0.0278 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.51% 0.138 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5853, 35.4285, 6.7644) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.85
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.31
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.44
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.86
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.66
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A223 #2333B2
analogous
#B25B23 #B2A223 #7BB223
triadic
#B2A223 #23B2A2 #A223B2
tetradic
#B2A223 #23B25B #2333B2 #B2237B
square
#B2A223 #23B25B #2333B2 #B2237B
split-complementary
#B2A223 #237BB2 #5B23B2
monochromatic
#4C450F #7F7319 #B2A223 #D8C73A #E2D56D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B2A223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#B2A223 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A223
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A223 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A223 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29D00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A32D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0968B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a223; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 162, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.138 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbd6a',
500: '#b2a223',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a223; $custom-light: #cdbd6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a223",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 162,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.287,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70506,
"c": 0.13775,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.35427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A223
secondary
#6873C9
accent
#51EA3E
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A