#B2AA2E#B2AA2E
#B2AA2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.139 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AA2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 170, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.32, -11.23, 60.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.32, 61.79, 100.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.31% -0.0374 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.31% 0.139 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2293, 38.4129, 8.2483) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.32
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.60
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.94
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.77
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AA2E #2E36B2
analogous
#B2682E #B2AA2E #78B22E
triadic
#B2AA2E #2EB2AA #AA2EB2
tetradic
#B2AA2E #2EB268 #2E36B2 #B22E78
square
#B2AA2E #2EB268 #2E36B2 #B22E78
split-complementary
#B2AA2E #2E78B2 #682EB2
monochromatic
#514D15 #817C21 #B2AA2E #D1C94C #DDD87D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B2AA2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B2AA2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AA2E
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AA2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AA2E | 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)
#B9A415
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aa2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 170, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.139 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc370',
500: '#b2aa2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aa2e; $custom-light: #cdc370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aa2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 170,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.364,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72308,
"c": 0.13886,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.38412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AA2E
secondary
#767BC6
accent
#4FE246
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B