#B4A729#B4A729
#B4A729 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.139 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A729 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 167, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 77.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, -9.00, 61.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 62.55, 98.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.81% -0.0317 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.81% 0.139 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0429, 37.5023, 7.5955) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.34
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.91
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.35
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.19
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.23
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A729 #2936B4
analogous
#B46129 #B4A729 #7CB429
triadic
#B4A729 #29B4A7 #A729B4
tetradic
#B4A729 #29B461 #2936B4 #B4297C
square
#B4A729 #29B461 #2936B4 #B4297C
split-complementary
#B4A729 #297CB4 #6129B4
monochromatic
#504B12 #82791E #B4A729 #D5C745 #E0D677
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B4A729 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#B4A729 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A729
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A729 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A729 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A10A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a729; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 167, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.139 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec06d',
500: '#b4a729',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a729; $custom-light: #cec06d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a729",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 167,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.388,
"s": 62.896,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71807,
"c": 0.13877,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.37501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A729
secondary
#7179C8
accent
#51E642
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF7EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141208
muted
#83817B