#B6B22A#B6B22A
#B6B22A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.148 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6B22A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 178, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 76.9%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, -13.78, 64.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 66.00, 102.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.39% -0.0451 0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.39% 0.148 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6311, 41.9543, 8.4111) |
| Luminance | 0.4195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.38
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.11
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.21
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.51
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6B22A #2A2EB6
analogous
#B66C2A #B6B22A #74B62A
triadic
#B6B22A #2AB6B2 #B22AB6
tetradic
#B6B22A #2AB66C #2A2EB6 #B62A74
square
#B6B22A #2AB66C #2A2EB6 #B62A74
split-complementary
#B6B22A #2A74B6 #6C2AB6
monochromatic
#535113 #84811F #B6B22A #D5D148 #E0DD7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#B6B22A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#B6B22A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6B22A
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6B22A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6B22A | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB04
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B035
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6b22a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 178, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.148 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c86f',
500: '#b6b22a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6b22a; $custom-light: #d0c86f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6b22a",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 178,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.286,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74389,
"c": 0.14791,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.41953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6B22A
secondary
#7376C8
accent
#47E642
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#83827B