#B2AB2B#B2AB2B
#B2AB2B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.141 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AB2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 171, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 75.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, -11.88, 62.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 63.15, 100.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% -0.0395 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.141 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3604, 38.7665, 8.0104) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.15
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.12
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.62
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.34
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AB2B #2B32B2
analogous
#B2672B #B2AB2B #75B22B
triadic
#B2AB2B #2BB2AB #AB2BB2
tetradic
#B2AB2B #2BB267 #2B32B2 #B22B75
square
#B2AB2B #2BB267 #2B32B2 #B22B75
split-complementary
#B2AB2B #2B75B2 #672BB2
monochromatic
#4F4C13 #817C1F #B2AB2B #D3CB48 #DFD979
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B2AB2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#B2AB2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AB2B
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AB2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AB2B | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA40D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ab2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 171, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.141 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc36f',
500: '#b2ab2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ab2b; $custom-light: #cdc36f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ab2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 171,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.889,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72508,
"c": 0.14148,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.38765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AB2B
secondary
#7277C7
accent
#4CE444
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B