#B2A449#B2A449
#B2A449 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.113 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 164, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 59%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, -6.47, 48.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 48.50, 97.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.24% -0.0209 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.24% 0.113 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8394, 36.4982, 11.6171) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.27
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.46
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A449 #4957B2
analogous
#B27049 #B2A449 #8CB249
triadic
#B2A449 #49B2A4 #A449B2
tetradic
#B2A449 #49B270 #4957B2 #B2498C
square
#B2A449 #49B270 #4957B2 #B2498C
split-complementary
#B2A449 #498CB2 #7049B2
monochromatic
#5B5425 #877C37 #B2A449 #C5BA73 #D7D09E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B2A449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#B2A449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A449
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A449 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A040
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A54E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 164, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.113 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbe7f',
500: '#b2a449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a449; $custom-light: #ccbe7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a449",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 164,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 41.833,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71243,
"c": 0.11314,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.36497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A449
secondary
#9399C4
accent
#67D256
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C