#B4A833#B4A833
#B4A833 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.134 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A833 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 168, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 71.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, -9.08, 58.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 59.37, 98.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.09% -0.0309 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.09% 0.134 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4240, 37.9490, 8.6956) |
| Luminance | 0.3795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.02
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.20
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.43
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.50
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.75
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A833 #333FB4
analogous
#B46833 #B4A833 #7FB433
triadic
#B4A833 #33B4A8 #A833B4
tetradic
#B4A833 #33B468 #333FB4 #B4337F
square
#B4A833 #33B468 #333FB4 #B4337F
split-complementary
#B4A833 #337FB4 #6833B4
monochromatic
#554F18 #847B25 #B4A833 #CFC455 #DCD485
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B4A833 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#B4A833 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A833
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A833 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A833 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A220
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA83B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a833; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 168, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.134 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec172',
500: '#b4a833',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a833; $custom-light: #cec172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a833",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 168,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.419,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72089,
"c": 0.13378,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.37948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A833
secondary
#7D84C6
accent
#57DF49
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B