#B6AF37#B6AF37
#B6AF37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.137 H 106.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6AF37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 175, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 69.8%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.09, -11.65, 59.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.09, 60.42, 101.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.0379 0.1321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.137 106) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3123, 40.8821, 9.6446) |
| Luminance | 0.4088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.38
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.42
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.54
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.59
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.37
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6AF37 #373EB6
analogous
#B67037 #B6AF37 #7EB637
triadic
#B6AF37 #37B6AF #AF37B6
tetradic
#B6AF37 #37B670 #373EB6 #B6377E
square
#B6AF37 #37B670 #373EB6 #B6377E
split-complementary
#B6AF37 #377EB6 #7037B6
monochromatic
#58551B #878229 #B6AF37 #CEC85C #DCD88B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#B6AF37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#B6AF37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6AF37
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6AF37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6AF37 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA924
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6af37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 175, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.137 106.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc675',
500: '#b6af37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6af37; $custom-light: #cfc675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6af37",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 175,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.693,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73818,
"c": 0.13741,
"h": 106
},
"luminance": 0.40881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6AF37
secondary
#8286C6
accent
#53DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141309
muted
#83827B