#B4AB3D#B4AB3D
#B4AB3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.130 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AB3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 171, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 66.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -10.10, 55.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 56.49, 100.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.82% -0.0327 0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.82% 0.13 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2289, 39.1673, 10.1710) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.59
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.60
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.98
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.69
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.29
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AB3D #3D46B4
analogous
#B46F3D #B4AB3D #82B43D
triadic
#B4AB3D #3DB4AB #AB3DB4
tetradic
#B4AB3D #3DB46F #3D46B4 #B43D82
square
#B4AB3D #3DB46F #3D46B4 #B43D82
split-complementary
#B4AB3D #3D82B4 #6F3DB4
monochromatic
#59541E #86802E #B4AB3D #CAC364 #DAD492
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B4AB3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#B4AB3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AB3D
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AB3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AB3D | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA52E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4ab3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 171, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.130 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec378',
500: '#b4ab3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4ab3d; $custom-light: #cec378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4ab3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 171,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.462,
"s": 49.378,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72819,
"c": 0.12956,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.39166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AB3D
secondary
#888CC5
accent
#59D94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B