#B4BC4E#B4BC4E
#B4BC4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.134 H 113.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 188, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 58.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.69, -17.66, 53.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.69, 56.25, 108.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.71% -0.0523 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.71% 0.134 113) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1817, 46.2205, 14.1164) |
| Luminance | 0.4622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.95
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.99
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.06
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 5.09
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.10
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BC4E #564EBC
analogous
#BC8D4E #B4BC4E #7DBC4E
triadic
#B4BC4E #4EB4BC #BC4EB4
tetradic
#B4BC4E #4EBC8D #564EBC #BC4E7D
square
#B4BC4E #4EBC8D #564EBC #BC4E7D
split-complementary
#B4BC4E #4E7DBC #8D4EBC
monochromatic
#636827 #8E9538 #B4BC4E #C7CD7A #DADEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#B4BC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#B4BC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BC4E
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BC4E | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B655
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFB2A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bc4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 188, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.134 113.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdd084',
500: '#b4bc4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bc4e; $custom-light: #cdd084; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bc4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 188,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.364,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76707,
"c": 0.13381,
"h": 113
},
"luminance": 0.4622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BC4E
secondary
#9E9BCB
accent
#53D55C
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F9F9EF
border
#D2D2CA
text
#14130B
muted
#82827C