#B4C170#B4C170
#B4C170 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.106 H 116.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4C170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 193, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 40%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 42%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 42%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.46, -16.99, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.46, 42.73, 113.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.25% -0.0472 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.25% 0.106 116.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8173, 49.0135, 22.6364) |
| Luminance | 0.4901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 1.76
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 2.47
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 2.54
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.38
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 3.89
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4C170 #7D70C1
analogous
#C1A670 #B4C170 #8BC170
triadic
#B4C170 #70B4C1 #C170B4
tetradic
#B4C170 #70C1A6 #7D70C1 #C1708B
square
#B4C170 #70C1A6 #7D70C1 #C1708B
split-complementary
#B4C170 #708BC1 #A670C1
monochromatic
#747F37 #9BAA4A #B4C170 #CAD49B #E1E6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#B4C170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.80
#B4C170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4C170
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4C170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4C170 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB96A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CABB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCB9AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4c170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 193, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.106 116.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccd39a',
500: '#b4c170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4c170; $custom-light: #ccd39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4c170",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 193,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.63,
"s": 39.512,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7825,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 116.4
},
"luminance": 0.49013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4C170
secondary
#BCB7D6
accent
#58CF6B
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F9F2
border
#D2D2CC
text
#13140E
muted
#82827E