#B8B035#B8B035
#B8B035 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.139 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B035 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 176, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 71.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.52, -11.40, 60.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.52, 61.59, 100.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% -0.0375 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.139 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9365, 41.4994, 9.4847) |
| Luminance | 0.4150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.92
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.15
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.58
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.91
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B035 #353DB8
analogous
#B86F35 #B8B035 #7FB835
triadic
#B8B035 #35B8B0 #B035B8
tetradic
#B8B035 #35B86F #353DB8 #B8357F
square
#B8B035 #35B86F #353DB8 #B8357F
split-complementary
#B8B035 #357FB8 #6F35B8
monochromatic
#59551A #888327 #B8B035 #D0C85B #DDD88A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#B8B035 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#B8B035 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B035
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B035 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B035 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A498
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b035; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 176, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.139 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c774',
500: '#b8b035',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b035; $custom-light: #d1c774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b035",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 176,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.336,
"s": 55.274,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74199,
"c": 0.13942,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.41498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B035
secondary
#8186C7
accent
#52DF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141309
muted
#83827B