#B4A436#B4A436
#B4A436 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.128 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A436 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 164, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 70%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, -6.81, 56.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 56.86, 96.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.25% -0.0242 0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.25% 0.128 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7652, 36.5220, 8.8129) |
| Luminance | 0.3652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.59
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.22
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.24
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.39
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.12
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A436 #3646B4
analogous
#B46536 #B4A436 #85B436
triadic
#B4A436 #36B4A4 #A436B4
tetradic
#B4A436 #36B465 #3646B4 #B43685
square
#B4A436 #36B465 #3646B4 #B43685
split-complementary
#B4A436 #3685B4 #6536B4
monochromatic
#564E1A #857928 #B4A436 #CDBF5A #DCD189
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B4A436 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#B4A436 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A436
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A436 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A436 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A63D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a436; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 164, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.128 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebe74',
500: '#b4a436',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a436; $custom-light: #cebe74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a436",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 164,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.381,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71248,
"c": 0.1283,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.36521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A436
secondary
#8089C6
accent
#5DDD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B