#B2AD2E#B2AD2E
#B2AD2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.142 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AD2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 173, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.15, -12.79, 61.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.15, 62.85, 101.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0417 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.142 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7982, 39.5506, 8.4379) |
| Luminance | 0.3955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.34
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.60
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.55
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.57
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.80
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AD2E #2E33B2
analogous
#B26B2E #B2AD2E #75B22E
triadic
#B2AD2E #2EB2AD #AD2EB2
tetradic
#B2AD2E #2EB26B #2E33B2 #B22E75
square
#B2AD2E #2EB26B #2E33B2 #B22E75
split-complementary
#B2AD2E #2E75B2 #6B2EB2
monochromatic
#514E15 #817E21 #B2AD2E #D1CC4C #DDDA7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B2AD2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#B2AD2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AD2E
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AD2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AD2E | 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)
#BCA614
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ad2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 173, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.142 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc570',
500: '#b2ad2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ad2e; $custom-light: #cdc570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ad2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 173,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.727,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72965,
"c": 0.14167,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.39549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AD2E
secondary
#7679C6
accent
#4CE246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B