#B4A53F#B4A53F
#B4A53F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.123 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A53F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 165, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 65%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 65%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.26, -6.82, 53.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.26, 53.48, 97.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.54% -0.0232 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.54% 0.123 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1761, 36.9739, 10.0908) |
| Luminance | 0.3697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.36
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.70
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.72
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.02
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.44
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A53F #3F4EB4
analogous
#B46B3F #B4A53F #88B43F
triadic
#B4A53F #3FB4A5 #A53FB4
tetradic
#B4A53F #3FB46B #3F4EB4 #B43F88
square
#B4A53F #3FB46B #3F4EB4 #B43F88
split-complementary
#B4A53F #3F88B4 #6B3FB4
monochromatic
#59521F #877B2F #B4A53F #CABD67 #DAD194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B4A53F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#B4A53F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A53F
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A53F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A53F | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A032
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a53f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 165, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.123 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbf79',
500: '#b4a53f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a53f; $custom-light: #cdbf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a53f",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 165,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.308,
"s": 48.148,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71541,
"c": 0.12252,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.36972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A53F
secondary
#8A91C5
accent
#61D850
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B