#B2AE72#B2AE72
#B2AE72 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.080 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AE72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 174, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 29%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 36%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 36%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, -7.76, 31.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 32.29, 103.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.0206 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.08 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5339, 40.9528, 21.8965) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.98
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.94
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.15
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.66
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.73
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AE72 #7276B2
analogous
#B28E72 #B2AE72 #96B272
triadic
#B2AE72 #72B2AE #AE72B2
tetradic
#B2AE72 #72B28E #7276B2 #B27296
square
#B2AE72 #72B28E #7276B2 #B27296
split-complementary
#B2AE72 #7296B2 #8E72B2
monochromatic
#6E6B3C #959152 #B2AE72 #C8C59A #DDDBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#B2AE72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#B2AE72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AE72
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AE72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AE72 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AA6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2ae72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 174, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.080 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac69b',
500: '#b2ae72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2ae72; $custom-light: #cac69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2ae72",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 174,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 29.358,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73989,
"c": 0.07994,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.40952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AE72
secondary
#B3B5CD
accent
#68C662
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F8F8F2
border
#D1D1CC
text
#13130E
muted
#82827E