#B4AC2F#B4AC2F
#B4AC2F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.140 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AC2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 73.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, -11.35, 61.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 62.20, 100.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.93% -0.0377 0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.93% 0.14 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0894, 39.4149, 8.5009) |
| Luminance | 0.3941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.64
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.97
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.00
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.47
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.56
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AC2F #2F37B4
analogous
#B46A2F #B4AC2F #7AB42F
triadic
#B4AC2F #2FB4AC #AC2FB4
tetradic
#B4AC2F #2FB46A #2F37B4 #B42F7A
square
#B4AC2F #2FB46A #2F37B4 #B42F7A
split-complementary
#B4AC2F #2F7AB4 #6A2FB4
monochromatic
#534F16 #837E22 #B4AC2F #D1C94F #DED880
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B4AC2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#B4AC2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AC2F
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AC2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AC2F | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA616
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4ac2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.140 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec471',
500: '#b4ac2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4ac2f; $custom-light: #cec471; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4ac2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.391,
"s": 58.59,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72931,
"c": 0.13987,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.39414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AC2F
secondary
#787DC7
accent
#4FE246
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B