#B2AE4B#B2AE4B
#B2AE4B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.121 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AE4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 57.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.64, -11.57, 50.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.64, 51.54, 102.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% -0.0352 0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.121 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7672, 40.2461, 12.5921) |
| Luminance | 0.4024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.65
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.39
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.46
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.80
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.64
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AE4B #4B4FB2
analogous
#B27B4B #B2AE4B #83B24B
triadic
#B2AE4B #4BB2AE #AE4BB2
tetradic
#B2AE4B #4BB27B #4B4FB2 #B24B83
square
#B2AE4B #4BB27B #4B4FB2 #B24B83
split-complementary
#B2AE4B #4B83B2 #7B4BB2
monochromatic
#5C5A27 #878439 #B2AE4B #C5C275 #D7D5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B2AE4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#B2AE4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AE4B
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AE4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AE4B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ae4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.121 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc681',
500: '#b2ae4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ae4b; $custom-light: #cbc681; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ae4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.67,
"s": 40.711,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73431,
"c": 0.12127,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.40245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AE4B
secondary
#9597C4
accent
#5CD157
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C