#B8AC37#B8AC37
#B8AC37 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.134 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AC37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 70.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -9.22, 58.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 59.42, 98.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.35% -0.0311 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.35% 0.134 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2108, 39.9727, 9.4745) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.78
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.73
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.76
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.29
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AC37 #3743B8
analogous
#B86C37 #B8AC37 #83B837
triadic
#B8AC37 #37B8AC #AC37B8
tetradic
#B8AC37 #37B86C #3743B8 #B83783
square
#B8AC37 #37B86C #3743B8 #B83783
split-complementary
#B8AC37 #3783B8 #6C37B8
monochromatic
#5A541B #898029 #B8AC37 #CFC45D #DDD58D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B8AC37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8AC37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AC37
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AC37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AC37 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#BBA625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ac37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.134 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c475',
500: '#b8ac37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ac37; $custom-light: #d1c475; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ac37",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.419,
"s": 53.975,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73348,
"c": 0.13445,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.39971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AC37
secondary
#848AC7
accent
#58DD4A
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#83817B