#B3AE1D#B3AE1D
#B3AE1D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.150 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3AE1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 174, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 72%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 83.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -13.48, 66.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 68.20, 101.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0451 0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.151 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9497, 39.9458, 7.0841) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.58
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.81
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.91
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.37
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3AE1D #1D22B3
analogous
#B3631D #B3AE1D #6DB31D
triadic
#B3AE1D #1DB3AE #AE1DB3
tetradic
#B3AE1D #1DB363 #1D22B3 #B31D6D
square
#B3AE1D #1DB363 #1D22B3 #B31D6D
split-complementary
#B3AE1D #1D6DB3 #631DB3
monochromatic
#4A480C #7E7B14 #B3AE1D #DDD830 #E6E264
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B3AE1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B3AE1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3AE1D
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3AE1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3AE1D | 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)
#C0AC2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3ae1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 174, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.150 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec569',
500: '#b3ae1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3ae1d; $custom-light: #cec569; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3ae1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 174,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73186,
"c": 0.1505,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3AE1D
secondary
#6164CB
accent
#3FEF39
background
#FDFCF6
surface
#FAF8EC
border
#D3D1C7
text
#141207
muted
#83817A