#B2AA2F#B2AA2F
#B2AA2F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.138 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AA2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 170, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 73.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -11.19, 60.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 61.44, 100.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% -0.0371 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.138 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2493, 38.4209, 8.3533) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.37
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.62
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.23
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.80
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AA2F #2F37B2
analogous
#B2692F #B2AA2F #79B22F
triadic
#B2AA2F #2FB2AA #AA2FB2
tetradic
#B2AA2F #2FB269 #2F37B2 #B22F79
square
#B2AA2F #2FB269 #2F37B2 #B22F79
split-complementary
#B2AA2F #2F79B2 #692FB2
monochromatic
#514E15 #827C22 #B2AA2F #D0C84E #DDD77E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B2AA2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#B2AA2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AA2F
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AA2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AA2F | 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)
#B9A417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aa2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 170, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.138 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc371',
500: '#b2aa2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aa2f; $custom-light: #cdc371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aa2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 170,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.336,
"s": 58.222,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72315,
"c": 0.13826,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.3842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AA2F
secondary
#777CC6
accent
#50E146
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B