#B9A32F#B9A32F
#B9A32F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.132 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A32F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 163, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 74.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.06, -4.42, 59.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.06, 59.59, 94.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.46% -0.0184 0.1308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.46% 0.132 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6195, 36.7156, 8.0048) |
| Luminance | 0.3671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.05
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.06
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.58
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.22
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A32F #2F45B9
analogous
#B95E2F #B9A32F #8AB92F
triadic
#B9A32F #2FB9A3 #A32FB9
tetradic
#B9A32F #2FB95E #2F45B9 #B92F8A
square
#B9A32F #2FB95E #2F45B9 #B92F8A
split-complementary
#B9A32F #2F8AB9 #5E2FB9
monochromatic
#574D16 #887823 #B9A32F #D3BF52 #DFD183
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B9A32F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#B9A32F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A32F
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A32F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A32F | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B39F1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A636
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8968C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a32f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 163, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.132 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bd70',
500: '#b9a32f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a32f; $custom-light: #d2bd70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a32f",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 163,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.435,
"s": 59.483,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71459,
"c": 0.13211,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.36714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A32F
secondary
#7B87C9
accent
#5EE345
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B