#B8B445#B8B445
#B8B445 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.132 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B445 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 180, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 62.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -12.54, 55.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 56.72, 102.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% -0.039 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.132 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1638, 43.2637, 12.0221) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.24
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.32
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.49
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.51
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.82
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B445 #4549B8
analogous
#B87B45 #B8B445 #83B845
triadic
#B8B445 #45B8B4 #B445B8
tetradic
#B8B445 #45B87B #4549B8 #B84583
square
#B8B445 #45B87B #4549B8 #B84583
split-complementary
#B8B445 #4583B8 #7B45B8
monochromatic
#5F5D24 #8B8834 #B8B445 #CAC771 #DAD89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#B8B445 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#B8B445 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B445
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B445 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B445 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AD37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B24C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A99D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b445; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 180, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.132 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ca7e',
500: '#b8b445',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b445; $custom-light: #d0ca7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b445",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 180,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.913,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.752,
"c": 0.13181,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.43263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B445
secondary
#9294C7
accent
#57D553
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#14130A
muted
#83827C