#B99E31#B99E31
#B99E31 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.127 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99E31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 158, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 74%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 73.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, -1.66, 57.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 57.43, 91.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0104 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.127 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7905, 34.9916, 7.9320) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.23
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.63
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.10
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.59
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99E31 #314CB9
analogous
#B95A31 #B99E31 #90B931
triadic
#B99E31 #31B99E #9E31B9
tetradic
#B99E31 #31B95A #314CB9 #B93190
square
#B99E31 #31B95A #314CB9 #B93190
split-complementary
#B99E31 #3190B9 #5A31B9
monochromatic
#584B17 #897524 #B99E31 #D2B955 #DFCD86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B99E31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#B99E31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99E31
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99E31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99E31 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9B1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A337
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99e31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 158, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.127 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ba71',
500: '#b99e31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99e31; $custom-light: #d2ba71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99e31",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 158,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.088,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70417,
"c": 0.12733,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.3499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99E31
secondary
#7D8CC8
accent
#65E146
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151108
muted
#83807B