#B3AE1C#B3AE1C
#B3AE1C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.151 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3AE1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 174, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 84.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -13.50, 67.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 68.44, 101.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.0452 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.151 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9375, 39.9409, 7.0201) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.55
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.89
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.36
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3AE1C #1C21B3
analogous
#B3621C #B3AE1C #6CB31C
triadic
#B3AE1C #1CB3AE #AE1CB3
tetradic
#B3AE1C #1CB362 #1C21B3 #B31C6C
square
#B3AE1C #1CB362 #1C21B3 #B31C6C
split-complementary
#B3AE1C #1C6CB3 #621CB3
monochromatic
#49470B #7E7B14 #B3AE1C #DED82E #E7E263
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B3AE1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B3AE1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3AE1C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3AE1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3AE1C | 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)
#BDA700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3ae1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 174, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.151 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec569',
500: '#b3ae1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3ae1c; $custom-light: #cec569; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3ae1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 174,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.013,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73183,
"c": 0.15087,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.3994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3AE1C
secondary
#5F63CB
accent
#3EF038
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FAF8EC
border
#D3D1C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A