#B2A452#B2A452
#B2A452 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.105 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A452 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 164, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 38%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 53.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.00, -5.75, 43.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.00, 44.23, 97.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.35% -0.0178 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.35% 0.105 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1596, 36.6264, 13.3039) |
| Luminance | 0.3663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.03
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.74
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.50
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.58
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A452 #5260B2
analogous
#B27452 #B2A452 #90B252
triadic
#B2A452 #52B2A4 #A452B2
tetradic
#B2A452 #52B274 #5260B2 #B25290
square
#B2A452 #52B274 #5260B2 #B25290
split-complementary
#B2A452 #5290B2 #7452B2
monochromatic
#5F582A #8A7E3D #B2A452 #C5BA7C #D8D1A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B2A452 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#B2A452 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A452
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A452 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A452 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A04A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A556
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a452; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 164, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.105 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe85',
500: '#b2a452',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a452; $custom-light: #cbbe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a452",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 164,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.25,
"s": 38.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71351,
"c": 0.10465,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.36625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A452
secondary
#9BA1C5
accent
#6BCE59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C