#B3AE1B#B3AE1B
#B3AE1B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.151 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3AE1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 174, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 74%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 85%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 84.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -13.53, 67.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 68.67, 101.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.0454 0.1443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.151 107.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9257, 39.9362, 6.9581) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.52
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.83
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.87
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.36
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3AE1B #1B20B3
analogous
#B3621B #B3AE1B #6CB31B
triadic
#B3AE1B #1BB3AE #AE1BB3
tetradic
#B3AE1B #1BB362 #1B20B3 #B31B6C
square
#B3AE1B #1BB362 #1B20B3 #B31B6C
split-complementary
#B3AE1B #1B6CB3 #621BB3
monochromatic
#49470B #7E7A13 #B3AE1B #DFD92C #E7E361
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B3AE1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B3AE1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3AE1B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3AE1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3AE1B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3ae1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 174, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.151 107.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec569',
500: '#b3ae1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3ae1b; $custom-light: #cec569; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3ae1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 174,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.026,
"s": 73.786,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73179,
"c": 0.15122,
"h": 107.5
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3AE1B
secondary
#5E62CC
accent
#3DF037
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FAF8EC
border
#D3D1C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A