#B8A92E#B8A92E
#B8A92E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.137 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A92E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 169, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 75%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, -8.08, 61.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 61.72, 97.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.0288 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.137 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4499, 38.7651, 8.2520) |
| Luminance | 0.3876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.97
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.64
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.72
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.85
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.17
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A92E #2E3DB8
analogous
#B8642E #B8A92E #82B82E
triadic
#B8A92E #2EB8A9 #A92EB8
tetradic
#B8A92E #2EB864 #2E3DB8 #B82E82
square
#B8A92E #2EB864 #2E3DB8 #B82E82
split-complementary
#B8A92E #2E82B8 #642EB8
monochromatic
#564F16 #877C22 #B8A92E #D3C550 #DFD581
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B8A92E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#B8A92E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A92E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A92E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A92E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A416
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69D91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a92e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 169, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.137 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c270',
500: '#b8a92e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a92e; $custom-light: #d1c270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a92e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 169,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.478,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72639,
"c": 0.13747,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.38764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A92E
secondary
#7982C8
accent
#56E345
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B