#B2AD37#B2AD37
#B2AD37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.136 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AD37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 173, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 69.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, -12.34, 58.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 59.58, 101.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.0396 0.1301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.136 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9945, 39.6291, 9.4722) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.87
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.90
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.12
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.16
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.22
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AD37 #373CB2
analogous
#B26F37 #B2AD37 #79B237
triadic
#B2AD37 #37B2AD #AD37B2
tetradic
#B2AD37 #37B26F #373CB2 #B23779
square
#B2AD37 #37B26F #373CB2 #B23779
split-complementary
#B2AD37 #3779B2 #6F37B2
monochromatic
#54521A #838029 #B2AD37 #CCC75A #DBD789
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B2AD37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#B2AD37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AD37
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AD37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AD37 | 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)
#BBA625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ad37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 173, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.136 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc575',
500: '#b2ad37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ad37; $custom-light: #ccc575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ad37",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 173,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.561,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73028,
"c": 0.13602,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.39628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AD37
secondary
#8083C5
accent
#51DC4C
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B