#B2A537#B2A537
#B2A537 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.129 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 165, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.02, -8.17, 56.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.02, 56.68, 98.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.29% -0.0278 0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.29% 0.129 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5062, 36.6524, 8.9761) |
| Luminance | 0.3665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.64
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.70
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.80
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.90
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.47
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A537 #3744B2
analogous
#B26837 #B2A537 #81B237
triadic
#B2A537 #37B2A5 #A537B2
tetradic
#B2A537 #37B268 #3744B2 #B23781
square
#B2A537 #37B268 #3744B2 #B23781
split-complementary
#B2A537 #3781B2 #6837B2
monochromatic
#544E1A #837A29 #B2A537 #CCC05A #DBD289
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B2A537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#B2A537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A537
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A537 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A027
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A63E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9A8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 165, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.129 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbf74',
500: '#b2a537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a537; $custom-light: #ccbf74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a537",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 165,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.659,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71286,
"c": 0.12852,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.36651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A537
secondary
#8087C5
accent
#5BDC4C
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B