#B2B22C#B2B22C
#B2B22C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.148 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2B22C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 178, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.52, -15.44, 63.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.52, 65.34, 103.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.05% -0.0493 0.1392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.05% 0.148 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7364, 41.4887, 8.5607) |
| Luminance | 0.4149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.31
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.01
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.06
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.24
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.31
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2B22C #2C2CB2
analogous
#B26F2C #B2B22C #6FB22C
triadic
#B2B22C #2CB2B2 #B22CB2
tetradic
#B2B22C #2CB26F #2C2CB2 #B22C6F
square
#B2B22C #2CB26F #2C2CB2 #B22C6F
split-complementary
#B2B22C #2C6FB2 #6F2CB2
monochromatic
#505014 #818120 #B2B22C #D2D249 #DEDE7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#B2B22C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#B2B22C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2B22C
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2B22C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2B22C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AA0B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AE37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2b22c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 178, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.148 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc870',
500: '#b2b22c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2b22c; $custom-light: #cdc870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2b22c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 178,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74054,
"c": 0.14764,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.41488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2B22C
secondary
#7373C6
accent
#44E444
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#83827B