#B6A932#B6A932
#B6A932 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.135 H 102.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6A932 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 169, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 72.5%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.43, -8.77, 59.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.43, 60.18, 98.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% -0.0303 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.135 102.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0566, 38.5527, 8.6645) |
| Luminance | 0.3855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.59
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.42
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.75
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.12
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.28
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6A932 #323FB6
analogous
#B66732 #B6A932 #81B632
triadic
#B6A932 #32B6A9 #A932B6
tetradic
#B6A932 #32B667 #323FB6 #B63281
square
#B6A932 #32B667 #323FB6 #B63281
split-complementary
#B6A932 #3281B6 #6732B6
monochromatic
#565018 #867C25 #B6A932 #D0C455 #DDD585
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B6A932 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#B6A932 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6A932
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6A932 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6A932 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A31E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDA93A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49D92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6a932; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 169, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.135 102.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc272',
500: '#b6a932',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6a932; $custom-light: #cfc272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6a932",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 169,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.091,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72481,
"c": 0.13517,
"h": 102.9
},
"luminance": 0.38551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6A932
secondary
#7D84C7
accent
#57E048
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B