#B7A22C#B7A22C
#B7A22C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.133 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7A22C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 162, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 76%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.59, -4.91, 59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.59, 60.19, 94.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.03% -0.02 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.03% 0.133 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9050, 36.0915, 7.6155) |
| Luminance | 0.3609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.08
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.13
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.38
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7A22C #2C41B7
analogous
#B75C2C #B7A22C #87B72C
triadic
#B7A22C #2CB7A2 #A22CB7
tetradic
#B7A22C #2CB75C #2C41B7 #B72C87
square
#B7A22C #2CB75C #2C41B7 #B72C87
split-complementary
#B7A22C #2C87B7 #5C2CB7
monochromatic
#544B14 #867620 #B7A22C #D4BF4C #E0D17E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B7A22C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#B7A22C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7A22C
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7A22C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7A22C | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29E15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A534
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6968B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7a22c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 162, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.133 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bd6e',
500: '#b7a22c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7a22c; $custom-light: #d1bd6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7a22c",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 162,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.935,
"s": 61.233,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71034,
"c": 0.13302,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.3609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7A22C
secondary
#7683C8
accent
#5CE443
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#151208
muted
#83817B