#B4A735#B4A735
#B4A735 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.132 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A735 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 167, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 71%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 70.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, -8.45, 57.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 58.26, 98.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.89% -0.0289 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.89% 0.132 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2851, 37.5992, 8.8716) |
| Luminance | 0.3760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.21
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.50
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.68
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.88
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.88
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A735 #3542B4
analogous
#B46735 #B4A735 #81B435
triadic
#B4A735 #35B4A7 #A735B4
tetradic
#B4A735 #35B467 #3542B4 #B43581
square
#B4A735 #35B467 #3542B4 #B43581
split-complementary
#B4A735 #3581B4 #6735B4
monochromatic
#554F19 #857B27 #B4A735 #CEC258 #DCD388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B4A735 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#B4A735 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A735
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A735 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A735 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA83C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a735; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 167, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.132 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec073',
500: '#b4a735',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a735; $custom-light: #cec073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a735",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 167,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.858,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71887,
"c": 0.13157,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.37598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A735
secondary
#7F86C6
accent
#59DE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B