#B8A82A#B8A82A
#B8A82A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.139 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A82A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 168, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 77.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.29, -7.72, 62.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.29, 62.76, 97.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.4% -0.0282 0.136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.4% 0.139 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1893, 38.3643, 7.7942) |
| Luminance | 0.3836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.73
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.45
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.77
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.94
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.28
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A82A #2A3AB8
analogous
#B8612A #B8A82A #81B82A
triadic
#B8A82A #2AB8A8 #A82AB8
tetradic
#B8A82A #2AB861 #2A3AB8 #B82A81
square
#B8A82A #2AB861 #2A3AB8 #B82A81
split-complementary
#B8A82A #2A81B8 #612AB8
monochromatic
#544D13 #867B1F #B8A82A #D6C64A #E1D67B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B8A82A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#B8A82A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A82A
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A82A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A82A | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A30C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDA933
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69C90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a82a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 168, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.139 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c16e',
500: '#b8a82a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a82a; $custom-light: #d1c16e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a82a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 168,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.239,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.724,
"c": 0.13885,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.38363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A82A
secondary
#757EC9
accent
#54E642
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B