#B2AE4C#B2AE4C
#B2AE4C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.120 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AE4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 57.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.65, -11.50, 49.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.65, 51.08, 103.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.44% -0.0349 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.44% 0.12 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8017, 40.2599, 12.7738) |
| Luminance | 0.4026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.54
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.27
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.57
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.92
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.75
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AE4C #4C50B2
analogous
#B27B4C #B2AE4C #83B24C
triadic
#B2AE4C #4CB2AE #AE4CB2
tetradic
#B2AE4C #4CB27B #4C50B2 #B24C83
square
#B2AE4C #4CB27B #4C50B2 #B24C83
split-complementary
#B2AE4C #4C83B2 #7B4CB2
monochromatic
#5C5A27 #87843A #B2AE4C #C5C276 #D7D5A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B2AE4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#B2AE4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AE4C
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AE4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AE4C | 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)
#BBA842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ae4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.120 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc682',
500: '#b2ae4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ae4c; $custom-light: #cbc682; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ae4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.647,
"s": 40.157,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73442,
"c": 0.12038,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.40259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AE4C
secondary
#9698C4
accent
#5CD058
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C