#B2AD4E#B2AD4E
#B2AD4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.117 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 173, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, -10.82, 48.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 49.75, 102.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% -0.0327 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.118 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6798, 39.9032, 13.0815) |
| Luminance | 0.3990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.36
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.84
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.79
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.17
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 7.24
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AD4E #4E53B2
analogous
#B27B4E #B2AD4E #85B24E
triadic
#B2AD4E #4EB2AD #AD4EB2
tetradic
#B2AD4E #4EB27B #4E53B2 #B24E85
square
#B2AD4E #4EB27B #4E53B2 #B24E85
split-complementary
#B2AD4E #4E85B2 #7B4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5A29 #88843B #B2AD4E #C5C179 #D7D5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B2AD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#B2AD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AD4E
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AD4E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ad4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 173, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.117 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc583',
500: '#b2ad4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ad4e; $custom-light: #cbc583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ad4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 173,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73247,
"c": 0.1175,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.39902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AD4E
secondary
#989AC4
accent
#5ECF59
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C