#B6AA3E#B6AA3E
#B6AA3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.128 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6AA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 65.9%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, -8.65, 55.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 55.80, 98.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.79% -0.0286 0.1245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.79% 0.128 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5370, 39.0437, 10.2735) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.70
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.09
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.84
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6AA3E #3E4AB6
analogous
#B66E3E #B6AA3E #86B63E
triadic
#B6AA3E #3EB6AA #AA3EB6
tetradic
#B6AA3E #3EB66E #3E4AB6 #B63E86
square
#B6AA3E #3EB66E #3E4AB6 #B63E86
split-complementary
#B6AA3E #3E86B6 #6E3EB6
monochromatic
#5B551F #887F2E #B6AA3E #CBC166 #DBD394
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B6AA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#B6AA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6AA3E
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6AA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6AA3E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A530
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6aa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.128 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc379',
500: '#b6aa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6aa3e; $custom-light: #cfc379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6aa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72792,
"c": 0.12775,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.39042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6AA3E
secondary
#8A90C6
accent
#5DD94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B