#B6A22C#B6A22C
#B6A22C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.133 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6A22C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 162, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 75.8%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.50, -5.35, 59.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.50, 60.11, 95.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% -0.0212 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.133 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6680, 35.9692, 7.6044) |
| Luminance | 0.3597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.92
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.08
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.30
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.49
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6A22C #2C40B6
analogous
#B65D2C #B6A22C #85B62C
triadic
#B6A22C #2CB6A2 #A22CB6
tetradic
#B6A22C #2CB65D #2C40B6 #B62C85
square
#B6A22C #2CB65D #2C40B6 #B62C85
split-complementary
#B6A22C #2C85B6 #5D2CB6
monochromatic
#534A14 #857620 #B6A22C #D4C04C #E0D17D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B6A22C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#B6A22C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6A22C
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6A22C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6A22C | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29E15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4968B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6a22c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 162, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.133 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bd6e',
500: '#b6a22c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6a22c; $custom-light: #d0bd6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6a22c",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 162,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.304,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70938,
"c": 0.133,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.35968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6A22C
secondary
#7682C8
accent
#5BE444
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141208
muted
#83817B