#B8C435#B8C435
#B8C435 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.160 H 114.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8C435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 196, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 73%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -21.49, 65.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 69.25, 108.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.6% -0.0657 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.6% 0.16 114.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1509, 49.9280, 10.8895) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.32
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.35
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.03
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 3.68
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.81
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8C435 #4135C4
analogous
#C48935 #B8C435 #71C435
triadic
#B8C435 #35B8C4 #C435B8
tetradic
#B8C435 #35C489 #4135C4 #C43571
square
#B8C435 #35C489 #4135C4 #C43571
split-complementary
#B8C435 #3571C4 #8935C4
monochromatic
#5E641B #8B9428 #B8C435 #CBD462 #DBE192
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#B8C435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#B8C435 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8C435
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8C435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8C435 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BA18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BD41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B8A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8c435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 196, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.160 114.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1d577',
500: '#b8c435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8c435; $custom-light: #d1d577; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8c435",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 196,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.035,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78595,
"c": 0.15965,
"h": 114.3
},
"luminance": 0.49927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8C435
secondary
#8E88CC
accent
#47E154
background
#FDFDF7
surface
#FAFAEE
border
#D3D3C9
text
#141409
muted
#83837B