#B2AA2A#B2AA2A
#B2AA2A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.141 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AA2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 170, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, -11.40, 62.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 63.14, 100.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0382 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.141 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1541, 38.3829, 7.8523) |
| Luminance | 0.3838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.13
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.52
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.95
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.65
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AA2A #2A32B2
analogous
#B2662A #B2AA2A #76B22A
triadic
#B2AA2A #2AB2AA #AA2AB2
tetradic
#B2AA2A #2AB266 #2A32B2 #B22A76
square
#B2AA2A #2AB266 #2A32B2 #B22A76
split-complementary
#B2AA2A #2A76B2 #662AB2
monochromatic
#4F4B13 #807B1E #B2AA2A #D3CB46 #DFD977
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B2AA2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B2AA2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AA2A
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AA2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AA2A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A40B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA934
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aa2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 170, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.141 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc36e',
500: '#b2aa2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aa2a; $custom-light: #cdc36e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aa2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 170,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.471,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72284,
"c": 0.1411,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.38382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AA2A
secondary
#7176C7
accent
#4CE543
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B