#B2AE4E#B2AE4E
#B2AE4E 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 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, -11.34, 48.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 50.16, 103.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.47% -0.0342 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.47% 0.119 106.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8723, 40.2882, 13.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.4029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.32
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.02
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.79
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.17
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.98
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AE4E #4E52B2
analogous
#B27C4E #B2AE4E #84B24E
triadic
#B2AE4E #4EB2AE #AE4EB2
tetradic
#B2AE4E #4EB27C #4E52B2 #B24E84
square
#B2AE4E #4EB27C #4E52B2 #B24E84
split-complementary
#B2AE4E #4E84B2 #7C4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5B29 #88853B #B2AE4E #C5C279 #D7D5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B2AE4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#B2AE4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AE4E
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AE4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AE4E | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA844
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ae4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.119 106.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc683',
500: '#b2ae4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ae4e; $custom-light: #cbc683; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ae4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.6,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73465,
"c": 0.11856,
"h": 106.8
},
"luminance": 0.40287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AE4E
secondary
#9899C4
accent
#5DCF59
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F8EF
border
#D2D1CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C