#B5A02A#B5A02A
#B5A02A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.133 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5A02A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 160, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 76.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -4.81, 59.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 60.13, 94.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.4% -0.0198 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.4% 0.133 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0464, 35.1342, 7.2836) |
| Luminance | 0.3513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.35
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.51
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.54
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.72
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.13
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5A02A #2A3FB5
analogous
#B55A2A #B5A02A #84B52A
triadic
#B5A02A #2AB5A0 #A02AB5
tetradic
#B5A02A #2AB55A #2A3FB5 #B52A84
square
#B5A02A #2AB55A #2A3FB5 #B52A84
split-complementary
#B5A02A #2A84B5 #5A2AB5
monochromatic
#524813 #83741E #B5A02A #D4BF48 #E0D079
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#B5A02A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#B5A02A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5A02A
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5A02A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5A02A | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09C11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A332
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4948A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5a02a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 160, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.133 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbb6d',
500: '#b5a02a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5a02a; $custom-light: #cfbb6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5a02a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 160,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.935,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70402,
"c": 0.13257,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.35133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5A02A
secondary
#7380C8
accent
#5BE542
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#83807B