#B6AB3E#B6AB3E
#B6AB3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.129 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6AB3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 171, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 65.9%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, -9.17, 55.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 56.16, 99.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% -0.0301 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.129 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7252, 39.4200, 10.3362) |
| Luminance | 0.3942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.72
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.97
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.05
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.64
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.19
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6AB3E #3E49B6
analogous
#B66F3E #B6AB3E #85B63E
triadic
#B6AB3E #3EB6AB #AB3EB6
tetradic
#B6AB3E #3EB66F #3E49B6 #B63E85
square
#B6AB3E #3EB66F #3E49B6 #B63E85
split-complementary
#B6AB3E #3E85B6 #6F3EB6
monochromatic
#5B551F #88802E #B6AB3E #CBC266 #DBD494
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#B6AB3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#B6AB3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6AB3E
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6AB3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6AB3E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA530
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6ab3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 171, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.129 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc379',
500: '#b6ab3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6ab3e; $custom-light: #cfc379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6ab3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 171,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.5,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73008,
"c": 0.12867,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.39419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6AB3E
secondary
#8A8FC6
accent
#5CD94F
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B