#B8B83B#B8B83B
#B8B83B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.143 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8B83B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 184, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 67.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.75, -15.19, 60.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.75, 62.33, 104.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.0475 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.143 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6984, 44.7882, 10.7960) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.09
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.11
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.13
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.52
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.91
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8B83B #3B3BB8
analogous
#B8793B #B8B83B #79B83B
triadic
#B8B83B #3BB8B8 #B83BB8
tetradic
#B8B83B #3BB879 #3B3BB8 #B83B79
square
#B8B83B #3BB879 #3B3BB8 #B83B79
split-complementary
#B8B83B #3B79B8 #793BB8
monochromatic
#5B5B1D #8A8A2C #B8B83B #CDCD63 #DCDC92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#B8B83B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#B8B83B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8B83B
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8B83B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8B83B | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B028
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5AC9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8b83b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 184, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.143 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cd78',
500: '#b8b83b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8b83b; $custom-light: #d1cd78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8b83b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 184,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75988,
"c": 0.1433,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.44787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8B83B
secondary
#8888C7
accent
#4DDB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#141309
muted
#83827B