#B8BC23#B8BC23
#B8BC23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.160 H 111.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8BC23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 188, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.73, -18.23, 69.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.73, 71.53, 104.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.73% -0.0581 0.1494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.73% 0.16 111.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0552, 46.2792, 8.5179) |
| Luminance | 0.4628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.56
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 2.61
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.72
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.88
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.11
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8BC23 #2723BC
analogous
#BC7323 #B8BC23 #6BBC23
triadic
#B8BC23 #23B8BC #BC23B8
tetradic
#B8BC23 #23BC73 #2723BC #BC236B
square
#B8BC23 #23BC73 #2723BC #BC236B
split-complementary
#B8BC23 #236BBC #7323BC
monochromatic
#535510 #868819 #B8BC23 #D8DC41 #E2E574
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#B8BC23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#B8BC23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8BC23
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8BC23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8BC23 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB732
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5B0A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8bc23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 188, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.160 111.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1cf6e',
500: '#b8bc23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8bc23; $custom-light: #d1cf6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8bc23",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 188,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.569,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76726,
"c": 0.16033,
"h": 111.2
},
"luminance": 0.46278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8BC23
secondary
#716FCC
accent
#3CEB41
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF9ED
border
#D3D2C8
text
#151308
muted
#83827B