#B3A631#B3A631
#B3A631 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.133 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A631 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 166, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 72.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.34, -8.56, 58.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.34, 59.38, 98.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% -0.0296 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.133 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7824, 37.0793, 8.3354) |
| Luminance | 0.3708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.09
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.23
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.46
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.83
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.86
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A631 #313EB3
analogous
#B36531 #B3A631 #7FB331
triadic
#B3A631 #31B3A6 #A631B3
tetradic
#B3A631 #31B365 #313EB3 #B3317F
square
#B3A631 #31B365 #313EB3 #B3317F
split-complementary
#B3A631 #317FB3 #6531B3
monochromatic
#534D17 #837924 #B3A631 #D0C352 #DDD482
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B3A631 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#B3A631 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A631
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A631 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A631 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A11D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19A8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a631; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 166, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.133 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc071',
500: '#b3a631',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a631; $custom-light: #cdc071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a631",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 166,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 57.018,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71549,
"c": 0.13335,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.37078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A631
secondary
#7A82C6
accent
#57E048
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B