#B7AF38#B7AF38
#B7AF38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.137 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7AF38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 175, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 69%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 69.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, -11.16, 59.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 60.06, 100.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.0365 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.137 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5736, 41.0141, 9.7833) |
| Luminance | 0.4101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.39
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.40
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.56
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.79
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.42
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7AF38 #3840B7
analogous
#B76F38 #B7AF38 #80B738
triadic
#B7AF38 #38B7AF #AF38B7
tetradic
#B7AF38 #38B76F #3840B7 #B73880
square
#B7AF38 #38B76F #3840B7 #B73880
split-complementary
#B7AF38 #3880B7 #6F38B7
monochromatic
#59551B #88822A #B7AF38 #CEC75E #DCD78D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#B7AF38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#B7AF38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7AF38
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7AF38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7AF38 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7af38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 175, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.137 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c676',
500: '#b7af38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7af38; $custom-light: #d0c676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7af38",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 175,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.22,
"s": 53.138,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73915,
"c": 0.13662,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.41013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7AF38
secondary
#8488C7
accent
#54DD4B
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141309
muted
#83827B