#B7AB2C#B7AB2C
#B7AB2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.140 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7AB2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 171, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 76%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, -9.65, 62.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 63.00, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0334 0.1363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.14 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5475, 39.3764, 8.1630) |
| Luminance | 0.3937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.04
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.17
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.25
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.65
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.81
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7AB2C #2C38B7
analogous
#B7662C #B7AB2C #7EB72C
triadic
#B7AB2C #2CB7AB #AB2CB7
tetradic
#B7AB2C #2CB766 #2C38B7 #B72C7E
square
#B7AB2C #2CB766 #2C38B7 #B72C7E
split-complementary
#B7AB2C #2C7EB7 #662CB7
monochromatic
#544F14 #867D20 #B7AB2C #D4C84C #E0D77E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B7AB2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#B7AB2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7AB2C
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7AB2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7AB2C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA510
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7ab2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 171, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.140 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c36f',
500: '#b7ab2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7ab2c; $custom-light: #d0c36f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7ab2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 171,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.82,
"s": 61.233,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72966,
"c": 0.14037,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.39375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7AB2C
secondary
#767DC8
accent
#51E443
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B