#B8B62B#B8B62B
#B8B62B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.151 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B62B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 182, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, -14.92, 65.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 67.13, 102.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% -0.0483 0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.151 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9326, 43.8219, 8.7980) |
| Luminance | 0.4382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.16
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 3.22
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.73
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.01
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.10
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B62B #2B2DB8
analogous
#B8702B #B8B62B #74B82B
triadic
#B8B62B #2BB8B6 #B62BB8
tetradic
#B8B62B #2BB870 #2B2DB8 #B82B74
square
#B8B62B #2BB870 #2B2DB8 #B82B74
split-complementary
#B8B62B #2B74B8 #702BB8
monochromatic
#555414 #86851F #B8B62B #D5D34B #E1DF7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#B8B62B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#B8B62B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B62B
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B62B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B62B | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AE03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B337
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6AA9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b62b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 182, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.151 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cb70',
500: '#b8b62b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b62b; $custom-light: #d1cb70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b62b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 182,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.149,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75445,
"c": 0.15084,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.43821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B62B
secondary
#7677C9
accent
#45E543
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#151308
muted
#83827B