#B8A732#B8A732
#B8A732 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.133 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A732 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 72.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.06, -6.84, 59.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.06, 59.64, 96.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.24% -0.0249 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.24% 0.133 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1632, 38.0596, 8.5637) |
| Luminance | 0.3806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.47
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.96
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.26
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.46
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.62
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A732 #3243B8
analogous
#B86432 #B8A732 #86B832
triadic
#B8A732 #32B8A7 #A732B8
tetradic
#B8A732 #32B864 #3243B8 #B83286
square
#B8A732 #32B864 #3243B8 #B83286
split-complementary
#B8A732 #3286B8 #6432B8
monochromatic
#585018 #887B25 #B8A732 #D1C156 #DED386
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B8A732 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#B8A732 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A732
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A732 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A732 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A21E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA93A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a732; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.133 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c072',
500: '#b8a732',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a732; $custom-light: #d1c072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a732",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.388,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72237,
"c": 0.1334,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.38058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A732
secondary
#7E87C8
accent
#5BE147
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B