#B3A733#B3A733
#B3A733 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.133 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A733 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 167, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 71.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, -8.99, 58.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 58.98, 98.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.78% -0.0306 0.1294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.78% 0.133 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0081, 37.4615, 8.6234) |
| Luminance | 0.3746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.16
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.20
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.78
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.96
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A733 #333FB3
analogous
#B36733 #B3A733 #7FB333
triadic
#B3A733 #33B3A7 #A733B3
tetradic
#B3A733 #33B367 #333FB3 #B3337F
square
#B3A733 #33B367 #333FB3 #B3337F
split-complementary
#B3A733 #337FB3 #6733B3
monochromatic
#544E18 #837B25 #B3A733 #CEC355 #DCD484
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B3A733 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#B3A733 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A733
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A733 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A733 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA73B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a733; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 167, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.133 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc072',
500: '#b3a733',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a733; $custom-light: #cdc072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a733",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 167,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 55.652,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7178,
"c": 0.13295,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.3746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A733
secondary
#7C83C6
accent
#57DF49
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B