#B2A541#B2A541
#B2A541 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.121 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A541 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 165, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 63%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 63.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, -7.56, 51.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 52.48, 98.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.38% -0.025 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.38% 0.121 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7706, 36.7582, 10.3689) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.42
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.55
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.80
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.93
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.48
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A541 #414EB2
analogous
#B26C41 #B2A541 #87B241
triadic
#B2A541 #41B2A5 #A541B2
tetradic
#B2A541 #41B26C #414EB2 #B24187
square
#B2A541 #41B26C #414EB2 #B24187
split-complementary
#B2A541 #4187B2 #6C41B2
monochromatic
#585220 #857B31 #B2A541 #C8BD68 #D8D195
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B2A541 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#B2A541 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A541
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A541 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A541 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A646
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a541; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 165, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.121 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbf7a',
500: '#b2a541',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a541; $custom-light: #ccbf7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a541",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 165,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.097,
"s": 46.502,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71375,
"c": 0.12092,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.36757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A541
secondary
#8B91C4
accent
#61D652
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#82817B