#B8AE31#B8AE31
#B8AE31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.140 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AE31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 174, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 73.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.96, -10.55, 61.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.96, 62.33, 99.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% -0.0355 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.14 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4591, 40.6856, 8.8904) |
| Luminance | 0.4068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.53
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.89
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.39
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.80
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.11
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AE31 #313BB8
analogous
#B86B31 #B8AE31 #7EB831
triadic
#B8AE31 #31B8AE #AE31B8
tetradic
#B8AE31 #31B86B #313BB8 #B8317E
square
#B8AE31 #31B86B #313BB8 #B8317E
split-complementary
#B8AE31 #317EB8 #6B31B8
monochromatic
#575317 #888024 #B8AE31 #D2C855 #DED885
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#B8AE31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#B8AE31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AE31
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AE31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AE31 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA81A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AD3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ae31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 174, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.140 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c572',
500: '#b8ae31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ae31; $custom-light: #d1c572; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ae31",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 174,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.556,
"s": 57.94,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73738,
"c": 0.14006,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.40684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AE31
secondary
#7D82C8
accent
#52E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#83817B