#B2AD2D#B2AD2D
#B2AD2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.142 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AD2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 173, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 74.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, -12.83, 61.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 63.19, 101.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% -0.042 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.142 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7787, 39.5428, 8.3353) |
| Luminance | 0.3954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.58
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.49
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.52
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.76
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AD2D #2D32B2
analogous
#B26A2D #B2AD2D #74B22D
triadic
#B2AD2D #2DB2AD #AD2DB2
tetradic
#B2AD2D #2DB26A #2D32B2 #B22D74
square
#B2AD2D #2DB26A #2D32B2 #B22D74
split-complementary
#B2AD2D #2D74B2 #6A2DB2
monochromatic
#504E14 #817E21 #B2AD2D #D1CC4B #DEDA7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B2AD2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#B2AD2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AD2D
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AD2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AD2D | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA611
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ad2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 173, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.142 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc570',
500: '#b2ad2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ad2d; $custom-light: #cdc570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ad2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 173,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.744,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72959,
"c": 0.14224,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.39542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AD2D
secondary
#7578C6
accent
#4BE345
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B