#B8AC34#B8AC34
#B8AC34 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.136 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AC34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 56%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 72%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 71.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -9.37, 59.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 60.56, 98.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.33% -0.0319 0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.33% 0.136 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1410, 39.9448, 9.1072) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.52
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.49
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.61
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.96
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.09
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AC34 #3440B8
analogous
#B86A34 #B8AC34 #82B834
triadic
#B8AC34 #34B8AC #AC34B8
tetradic
#B8AC34 #34B86A #3440B8 #B83482
square
#B8AC34 #34B86A #3440B8 #B83482
split-complementary
#B8AC34 #3482B8 #6A34B8
monochromatic
#595319 #887F27 #B8AC34 #D0C559 #DED689
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B8AC34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8AC34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AC34
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AC34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AC34 | 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)
#BCA620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ac34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.136 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c473',
500: '#b8ac34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ac34; $custom-light: #d1c473; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ac34",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 55.932,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73326,
"c": 0.13642,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.39943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AC34
secondary
#8087C8
accent
#56DF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B