#B7AE3C#B7AE3C
#B7AE3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.133 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7AE3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 174, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 67.2%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.94, -10.42, 57.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.94, 58.12, 100.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.73% -0.0339 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.73% 0.133 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4815, 40.6669, 10.2546) |
| Luminance | 0.4067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.59
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.81
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.87
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.95
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.96
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7AE3C #3C45B7
analogous
#B7713C #B7AE3C #82B73C
triadic
#B7AE3C #3CB7AE #AE3CB7
tetradic
#B7AE3C #3CB771 #3C45B7 #B73C82
square
#B7AE3C #3CB771 #3C45B7 #B73C82
split-complementary
#B7AE3C #3C82B7 #713CB7
monochromatic
#5B561E #89822D #B7AE3C #CCC564 #DBD692
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#B7AE3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#B7AE3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7AE3C
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7AE3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7AE3C | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA82C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A297
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7ae3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 174, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.133 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c578',
500: '#b7ae3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7ae3c; $custom-light: #d0c578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7ae3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 174,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.61,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7373,
"c": 0.13289,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.40666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7AE3C
secondary
#888DC6
accent
#58DA4E
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#141209
muted
#83817B