#B8B435#B8B435
#B8B435 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.143 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 180, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 71.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -13.46, 61.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 63.04, 102.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% -0.0433 0.1365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.143 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7324, 43.0911, 9.7500) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.75
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.10
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.45
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.87
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.95
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B435 #3539B8
analogous
#B87335 #B8B435 #7BB835
triadic
#B8B435 #35B8B4 #B435B8
tetradic
#B8B435 #35B873 #3539B8 #B8357B
square
#B8B435 #35B873 #3539B8 #B8357B
split-complementary
#B8B435 #357BB8 #7335B8
monochromatic
#59571A #888627 #B8B435 #D0CC5B #DDDB8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B8B435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#B8B435 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B435
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B435 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AD1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B23E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A89B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 180, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.143 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ca75',
500: '#b8b435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b435; $custom-light: #d1ca75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b435",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 180,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.168,
"s": 55.274,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75069,
"c": 0.14324,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.4309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B435
secondary
#8183C7
accent
#4EDF49
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#141309
muted
#83827B