#B8AC33#B8AC33
#B8AC33 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.137 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AC33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 72%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 72.3%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -9.42, 60.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 60.93, 98.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.32% -0.0321 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.32% 0.137 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1187, 39.9359, 8.9899) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.44
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.42
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.56
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.93
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.03
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AC33 #333FB8
analogous
#B86933 #B8AC33 #81B833
triadic
#B8AC33 #33B8AC #AC33B8
tetradic
#B8AC33 #33B869 #333FB8 #B83381
square
#B8AC33 #33B869 #333FB8 #B83381
split-complementary
#B8AC33 #3381B8 #6933B8
monochromatic
#585218 #887F26 #B8AC33 #D1C658 #DED688
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B8AC33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8AC33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AC33
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AC33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AC33 | 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)
#BCA61E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ac33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.137 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c473',
500: '#b8ac33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ac33; $custom-light: #d1c473; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ac33",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.586,
"s": 56.596,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73319,
"c": 0.13704,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.39934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AC33
secondary
#7F86C8
accent
#56E048
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B