#B2AC55#B2AC55
#B2AC55 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.110 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AC55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 172, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 52%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 52.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, -9.72, 44.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 46.02, 102.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% -0.0288 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.11 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7533, 39.6269, 14.4107) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.74
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.75
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.72
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.16
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.84
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AC55 #555BB2
analogous
#B27E55 #B2AC55 #8AB255
triadic
#B2AC55 #55B2AC #AC55B2
tetradic
#B2AC55 #55B27E #555BB2 #B2558A
square
#B2AC55 #55B27E #555BB2 #B2558A
split-complementary
#B2AC55 #558AB2 #7E55B2
monochromatic
#615D2C #8B863F #B2AC55 #C5C17F #D8D5A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B2AC55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#B2AC55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AC55
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AC55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AC55 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A74D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ac55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 172, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.110 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc487',
500: '#b2ac55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ac55; $custom-light: #cbc487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ac55",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 172,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.129,
"s": 37.652,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73114,
"c": 0.10972,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.39626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AC55
secondary
#9DA0C6
accent
#62CE5A
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8F0
border
#D2D1CB
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C