#B4A43F#B4A43F
#B4A43F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.122 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A43F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 164, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 65%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 65%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.99, -6.29, 52.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.99, 53.13, 96.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.33% -0.0217 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.33% 0.122 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9964, 36.6145, 10.0309) |
| Luminance | 0.3661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.49
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.76
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.95
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.96
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.49
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A43F #3F4FB4
analogous
#B46A3F #B4A43F #89B43F
triadic
#B4A43F #3FB4A4 #A43FB4
tetradic
#B4A43F #3FB46A #3F4FB4 #B43F89
square
#B4A43F #3FB46A #3F4FB4 #B43F89
split-complementary
#B4A43F #3F89B4 #6A3FB4
monochromatic
#59511F #877B2F #B4A43F #CABC67 #DAD094
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B4A43F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#B4A43F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A43F
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A43F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A43F | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1998F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a43f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 164, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.122 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbe79',
500: '#b4a43f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a43f; $custom-light: #cdbe79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a43f",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 164,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.795,
"s": 48.148,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71326,
"c": 0.12164,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.36613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A43F
secondary
#8A92C5
accent
#63D850
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B