#B8BE55#B8BE55
#B8BE55 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.129 H 112.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8BE55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 190, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 55.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -16.46, 51.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 53.94, 107.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% -0.0484 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.129 112) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8212, 47.6739, 15.6968) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.90
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.23
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.26
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.69
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.78
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8BE55 #5B55BE
analogous
#BE9055 #B8BE55 #84BE55
triadic
#B8BE55 #55B8BE #BE55B8
tetradic
#B8BE55 #55BE90 #5B55BE #BE5584
square
#B8BE55 #55BE90 #5B55BE #BE5584
split-complementary
#B8BE55 #5584BE #9055BE
monochromatic
#6A6E2A #959B3B #B8BE55 #CACF81 #DDE0AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B8BE55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#B8BE55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8BE55
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8BE55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8BE55 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB64A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3B4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8be55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 190, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.129 112.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfd188',
500: '#b8be55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8be55; $custom-light: #cfd188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8be55",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 190,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.429,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77549,
"c": 0.12899,
"h": 112
},
"luminance": 0.47673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8BE55
secondary
#A4A1CE
accent
#53D45B
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D