#B6AA36#B6AA36
#B6AA36 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.133 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6AA36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 170, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 70.3%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.72, -9.10, 58.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.72, 59.02, 98.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.73% -0.0308 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.73% 0.133 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3334, 38.9623, 9.2013) |
| Luminance | 0.3896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.94
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.51
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.76
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.17
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.56
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6AA36 #3642B6
analogous
#B66A36 #B6AA36 #82B636
triadic
#B6AA36 #36B6AA #AA36B6
tetradic
#B6AA36 #36B66A #3642B6 #B63682
square
#B6AA36 #36B66A #3642B6 #B63682
split-complementary
#B6AA36 #3682B6 #6A36B6
monochromatic
#58521A #877E28 #B6AA36 #CEC35B #DCD58A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B6AA36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#B6AA36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6AA36
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6AA36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6AA36 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6aa36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 170, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.133 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc374',
500: '#b6aa36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6aa36; $custom-light: #cfc374; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6aa36",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 170,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72726,
"c": 0.13346,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.38961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6AA36
secondary
#8188C6
accent
#58DE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B