#B5C139#B5C139
#B5C139 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.155 H 114.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5C139 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 193, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.2%, 0%, 70.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, -21.07, 63.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 66.75, 108.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.72% -0.064 0.141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.72% 0.155 114.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8656, 48.2598, 11.1378) |
| Luminance | 0.4826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.85
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.93
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.03
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.39
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.97
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5C139 #4539C1
analogous
#C18939 #B5C139 #71C139
triadic
#B5C139 #39B5C1 #C139B5
tetradic
#B5C139 #39C189 #4539C1 #C13971
square
#B5C139 #39C189 #4539C1 #C13971
split-complementary
#B5C139 #3971C1 #8939C1
monochromatic
#5C631D #89922B #B5C139 #C8D266 #D9E095
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#B5C139 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#B5C139 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5C139
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5C139 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5C139 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB721
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B6A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5c139; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 193, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.155 114.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced378',
500: '#b5c139',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5c139; $custom-light: #ced378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5c139",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 193,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.294,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77715,
"c": 0.15487,
"h": 114.4
},
"luminance": 0.48259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5C139
secondary
#918BCB
accent
#4ADE57
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF9EE
border
#D3D2C9
text
#141409
muted
#83827B