#B6C437#B6C437
#B6C437 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.159 H 115.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6C437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 196, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 71.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.89, -22.23, 64.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.89, 68.65, 108.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% -0.0675 0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.159 115.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7220, 49.7015, 11.1145) |
| Luminance | 0.4970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.60
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.65
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.08
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.30
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.79
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6C437 #4537C4
analogous
#C48B37 #B6C437 #70C437
triadic
#B6C437 #37B6C4 #C437B6
tetradic
#B6C437 #37C48B #4537C4 #C43770
square
#B6C437 #37C48B #4537C4 #C43770
split-complementary
#B6C437 #3770C4 #8B37C4
monochromatic
#5D641C #8A942A #B6C437 #C9D465 #D9E194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#B6C437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.94
#B6C437 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6C437
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6C437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6C437 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.94 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BA1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BC42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2B9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6c437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 196, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.159 115.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd578',
500: '#b6c437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6c437; $custom-light: #cfd578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6c437",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 196,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.957,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78449,
"c": 0.15908,
"h": 115.1
},
"luminance": 0.49701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6C437
secondary
#918BCC
accent
#48DF57
background
#FDFDF7
surface
#FAFAEE
border
#D3D3C9
text
#141409
muted
#83837B