#B7AC37#B7AC37
#B7AC37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.135 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7AC37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 172, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 69.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -9.65, 58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 59.38, 99.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% -0.0323 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.135 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9720, 39.8495, 9.4633) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.95
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.57
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.78
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.83
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.51
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7AC37 #3742B7
analogous
#B76C37 #B7AC37 #82B737
triadic
#B7AC37 #37B7AC #AC37B7
tetradic
#B7AC37 #37B76C #3742B7 #B73782
square
#B7AC37 #37B76C #3742B7 #B73782
split-complementary
#B7AC37 #3782B7 #6C37B7
monochromatic
#59541B #888029 #B7AC37 #CEC55D #DCD68C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B7AC37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#B7AC37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7AC37
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7AC37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7AC37 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7ac37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 172, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.135 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c475',
500: '#b7ac37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7ac37; $custom-light: #d0c475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7ac37",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 172,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.844,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73257,
"c": 0.13453,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.39848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7AC37
secondary
#8389C7
accent
#57DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B