#B4B02A#B4B02A
#B4B02A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.146 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4B02A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 176, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 76.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, -13.63, 63.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 65.27, 102.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% -0.0446 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.146 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7670, 40.9223, 8.2575) |
| Luminance | 0.4092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.73
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.79
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.13
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.20
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.50
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4B02A #2A2EB4
analogous
#B46B2A #B4B02A #73B42A
triadic
#B4B02A #2AB4B0 #B02AB4
tetradic
#B4B02A #2AB46B #2A2EB4 #B42A73
square
#B4B02A #2AB46B #2A2EB4 #B42A73
split-complementary
#B4B02A #2A73B4 #6B2AB4
monochromatic
#514F13 #827F1E #B4B02A #D4D047 #E0DD79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#B4B02A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#B4B02A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4B02A
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4B02A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4B02A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFA906
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A497
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4b02a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 176, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.146 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec76f',
500: '#b4b02a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4b02a; $custom-light: #cec76f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4b02a",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 176,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.261,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73776,
"c": 0.14638,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.40921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4B02A
secondary
#7275C8
accent
#47E543
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#83827B