#B2AE4D#B2AE4D
#B2AE4D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.119 H 106.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AE4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 57%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 56.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.66, -11.42, 49.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.66, 50.62, 103.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.0346 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.119 106.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8367, 40.2739, 12.9583) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.43
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.14
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.67
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.04
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.87
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AE4D #4D51B2
analogous
#B27C4D #B2AE4D #83B24D
triadic
#B2AE4D #4DB2AE #AE4DB2
tetradic
#B2AE4D #4DB27C #4D51B2 #B24D83
square
#B2AE4D #4DB27C #4D51B2 #B24D83
split-complementary
#B2AE4D #4D83B2 #7C4DB2
monochromatic
#5D5A28 #87843B #B2AE4D #C4C178 #D7D5A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B2AE4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#B2AE4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AE4D
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AE4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AE4D | 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)
#BBA843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ae4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.119 106.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc682',
500: '#b2ae4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ae4d; $custom-light: #cbc682; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ae4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.624,
"s": 39.608,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73454,
"c": 0.11947,
"h": 106.8
},
"luminance": 0.40273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AE4D
secondary
#9799C4
accent
#5DCF58
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C