#B4A930#B4A930
#B4A930 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.137 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A930 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 169, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 73.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, -9.74, 60.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 60.81, 99.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0331 0.1325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.137 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5453, 38.2940, 8.4202) |
| Luminance | 0.3829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.80
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.89
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.20
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.08
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.60
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A930 #303BB4
analogous
#B46730 #B4A930 #7DB430
triadic
#B4A930 #30B4A9 #A930B4
tetradic
#B4A930 #30B467 #303BB4 #B4307D
square
#B4A930 #30B467 #303BB4 #B4307D
split-complementary
#B4A930 #307DB4 #6730B4
monochromatic
#534E16 #847C23 #B4A930 #D1C651 #DDD681
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B4A930 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#B4A930 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A930
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A930 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A930 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A31A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29D92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a930; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 169, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.137 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec271',
500: '#b4a930',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a930; $custom-light: #cec271; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a930",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 169,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72284,
"c": 0.13655,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.38293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A930
secondary
#7980C6
accent
#54E147
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B