#B7A436#B7A436
#B7A436 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.128 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7A436 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 164, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 70.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.19, -5.50, 56.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.19, 57.08, 95.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% -0.0206 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.128 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4713, 36.8861, 8.8460) |
| Luminance | 0.3689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.40
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.83
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.60
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.71
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7A436 #3649B7
analogous
#B76436 #B7A436 #8AB736
triadic
#B7A436 #36B7A4 #A436B7
tetradic
#B7A436 #36B764 #3649B7 #B7368A
square
#B7A436 #36B764 #3649B7 #B7368A
split-complementary
#B7A436 #368AB7 #6436B7
monochromatic
#584F1A #887A28 #B7A436 #CFBE5B #DDD18B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B7A436 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#B7A436 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7A436
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7A436 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7A436 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A73D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5988E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7a436; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 164, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.128 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0be74',
500: '#b7a436',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7a436; $custom-light: #d0be74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7a436",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 164,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.163,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71531,
"c": 0.12833,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.36885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7A436
secondary
#828CC7
accent
#60DE4A
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B