#B2AC53#B2AC53
#B2AC53 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.112 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AC53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 38%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 53%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 53.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.18, -9.89, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.18, 46.97, 102.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.0295 0.1077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.112 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6749, 39.5956, 13.9981) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.93
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.01
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.45
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.88
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.84
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AC53 #5359B2
analogous
#B27C53 #B2AC53 #88B253
triadic
#B2AC53 #53B2AC #AC53B2
tetradic
#B2AC53 #53B27C #5359B2 #B25388
square
#B2AC53 #53B27C #5359B2 #B25388
split-complementary
#B2AC53 #5388B2 #7C53B2
monochromatic
#605C2B #8A853E #B2AC53 #C5C07D #D8D5A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B2AC53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#B2AC53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AC53
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AC53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AC53 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A74B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ac53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.112 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc486',
500: '#b2ac53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ac53; $custom-light: #cbc486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ac53",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.211,
"s": 38.153,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73089,
"c": 0.11169,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.39595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AC53
secondary
#9B9EC5
accent
#61CE5A
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C