#B4AF28#B4AF28
#B4AF28 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.146 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AF28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 175, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 77.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.84, -13.19, 64.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.84, 65.54, 101.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% -0.0435 0.1398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.146 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5368, 40.5177, 8.0085) |
| Luminance | 0.4052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.74
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.02
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.20
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.44
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AF28 #282DB4
analogous
#B46928 #B4AF28 #73B428
triadic
#B4AF28 #28B4AF #AF28B4
tetradic
#B4AF28 #28B469 #282DB4 #B42873
square
#B4AF28 #28B469 #282DB4 #B42873
split-complementary
#B4AF28 #2873B4 #6928B4
monochromatic
#504E12 #827E1D #B4AF28 #D5D044 #E1DD76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#B4AF28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#B4AF28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AF28
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AF28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AF28 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AD33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4af28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 175, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.146 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec66e',
500: '#b4af28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4af28; $custom-light: #cec66e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4af28",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 175,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.857,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73545,
"c": 0.14645,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.40516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AF28
secondary
#7073C8
accent
#47E741
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#83827B