#B4BD33#B4BD33
#B4BD33 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.154 H 113.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4BD33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 189, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 73%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.76, -19.81, 64.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.76, 67.23, 107.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% -0.061 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.155 113.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6187, 46.3383, 10.0938) |
| Luminance | 0.4634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.30
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.97
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.08
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.14
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.76
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4BD33 #3C33BD
analogous
#BD8133 #B4BD33 #6FBD33
triadic
#B4BD33 #33B4BD #BD33B4
tetradic
#B4BD33 #33BD81 #3C33BD #BD336F
square
#B4BD33 #33BD81 #3C33BD #BD336F
split-complementary
#B4BD33 #336FBD #8133BD
monochromatic
#585D19 #868D26 #B4BD33 #CBD35B #DAE08B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#B4BD33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.27
#B4BD33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4BD33
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4BD33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4BD33 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.27 | 10.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB73E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0B2A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4bd33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 189, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.154 113.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced075',
500: '#b4bd33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4bd33; $custom-light: #ced075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4bd33",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 189,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.913,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76704,
"c": 0.1545,
"h": 113.3
},
"luminance": 0.46338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4BD33
secondary
#8782CA
accent
#47E151
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF9ED
border
#D3D2C8
text
#141409
muted
#83827B