#B8AC32#B8AC32
#B8AC32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.138 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AC32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 72.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -9.47, 60.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 61.29, 98.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% -0.0323 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.138 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0969, 39.9271, 8.8750) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.36
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.35
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.52
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.91
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.97
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AC32 #323EB8
analogous
#B86932 #B8AC32 #81B832
triadic
#B8AC32 #32B8AC #AC32B8
tetradic
#B8AC32 #32B869 #323EB8 #B83281
square
#B8AC32 #32B869 #323EB8 #B83281
split-complementary
#B8AC32 #3281B8 #6932B8
monochromatic
#585218 #887F25 #B8AC32 #D1C656 #DED686
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B8AC32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8AC32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AC32
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AC32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AC32 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA61C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ac32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.138 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c472',
500: '#b8ac32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ac32; $custom-light: #d1c472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ac32",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.627,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73312,
"c": 0.13766,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.39926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AC32
secondary
#7E85C8
accent
#55E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B