#B2AC37#B2AC37
#B2AC37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.135 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AC37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -11.83, 58.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 59.20, 101.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% -0.0382 0.1295) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.135 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8035, 39.2470, 9.4085) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.84
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.88
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.99
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.27
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.53
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AC37 #373DB2
analogous
#B26E37 #B2AC37 #7AB237
triadic
#B2AC37 #37B2AC #AC37B2
tetradic
#B2AC37 #37B26E #373DB2 #B2377A
square
#B2AC37 #37B26E #373DB2 #B2377A
split-complementary
#B2AC37 #377AB2 #6E37B2
monochromatic
#54521A #837F29 #B2AC37 #CCC75A #DBD789
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B2AC37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#B2AC37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AC37
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AC37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AC37 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ac37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.135 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc475',
500: '#b2ac37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ac37; $custom-light: #ccc475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ac37",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.073,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72809,
"c": 0.13504,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.39246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AC37
secondary
#8084C5
accent
#53DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B