#B2AC4E#B2AC4E
#B2AC4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.116 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.13, -10.30, 48.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.13, 49.33, 102.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.0313 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.116 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4888, 39.5212, 13.0179) |
| Luminance | 0.3952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.43
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.68
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.83
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.20
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.22
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AC4E #4E54B2
analogous
#B27A4E #B2AC4E #86B24E
triadic
#B2AC4E #4EB2AC #AC4EB2
tetradic
#B2AC4E #4EB27A #4E54B2 #B24E86
square
#B2AC4E #4EB27A #4E54B2 #B24E86
split-complementary
#B2AC4E #4E86B2 #7A4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5A29 #88833B #B2AC4E #C5C079 #D7D4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B2AC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#B2AC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AC4E
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AC4E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A644
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA297
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ac4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.116 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc483',
500: '#b2ac4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ac4e; $custom-light: #cbc483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ac4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73029,
"c": 0.11644,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.3952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AC4E
secondary
#989AC4
accent
#60CF59
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C