#B7B22B#B7B22B
#B7B22B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.147 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7B22B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 178, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 76.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, -13.31, 64.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 65.70, 101.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.48% -0.0437 0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.48% 0.147 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8863, 42.0838, 8.5177) |
| Luminance | 0.4208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.24
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.96
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.31
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.33
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.36
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7B22B #2B30B7
analogous
#B76C2B #B7B22B #76B72B
triadic
#B7B22B #2BB7B2 #B22BB7
tetradic
#B7B22B #2BB76C #2B30B7 #B72B76
square
#B7B22B #2BB76C #2B30B7 #B72B76
split-complementary
#B7B22B #2B76B7 #6C2BB7
monochromatic
#545214 #85821F #B7B22B #D5D04B #E0DD7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#B7B22B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#B7B22B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7B22B
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7B22B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7B22B | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB07
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7b22b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 178, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.147 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c870',
500: '#b7b22b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7b22b; $custom-light: #d0c870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7b22b",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 178,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.857,
"s": 61.947,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74482,
"c": 0.14723,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.42082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7B22B
secondary
#7578C9
accent
#49E543
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#83827B