#B3A930#B3A930
#B3A930 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.137 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A930 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 169, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 73.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.15, -10.18, 59.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.15, 60.77, 99.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.19% -0.0343 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.19% 0.137 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3133, 38.1744, 8.4093) |
| Luminance | 0.3817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.69
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.96
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.01
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.15
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.83
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A930 #303AB3
analogous
#B36830 #B3A930 #7CB330
triadic
#B3A930 #30B3A9 #A930B3
tetradic
#B3A930 #30B368 #303AB3 #B3307C
square
#B3A930 #30B368 #303AB3 #B3307C
split-complementary
#B3A930 #307CB3 #6830B3
monochromatic
#524E16 #837B23 #B3A930 #D0C650 #DDD680
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B3A930 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#B3A930 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A930
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A930 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A930 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A31A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19D92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a930; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 169, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.137 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc271',
500: '#b3a930',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a930; $custom-light: #cdc271; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a930",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 169,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.42,
"s": 57.709,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72193,
"c": 0.13664,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.38173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A930
secondary
#797FC6
accent
#53E147
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B