#B2AC2E#B2AC2E
#B2AC2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.141 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -12.27, 61.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 62.50, 101.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% -0.0403 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.141 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6071, 39.1685, 8.3742) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.29
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.56
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.42
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.11
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AC2E #2E34B2
analogous
#B26A2E #B2AC2E #76B22E
triadic
#B2AC2E #2EB2AC #AC2EB2
tetradic
#B2AC2E #2EB26A #2E34B2 #B22E76
square
#B2AC2E #2EB26A #2E34B2 #B22E76
split-complementary
#B2AC2E #2E76B2 #6A2EB2
monochromatic
#514E15 #817D21 #B2AC2E #D1CB4C #DDD97D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B2AC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#B2AC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AC2E
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AC2E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA514
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAA38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ac2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.141 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc470',
500: '#b2ac2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ac2e; $custom-light: #cdc470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ac2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.273,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72746,
"c": 0.14072,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.39167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AC2E
secondary
#7679C6
accent
#4DE246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B