#B9AB2D#B9AB2D
#B9AB2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.140 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9AB2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 171, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 75.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, -8.73, 62.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 62.76, 97.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.16% -0.0308 0.1362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.16% 0.14 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0457, 39.6311, 8.2857) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 2.74
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.25
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.41
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.65
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.16
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9AB2D #2D3BB9
analogous
#B9652D #B9AB2D #81B92D
triadic
#B9AB2D #2DB9AB #AB2DB9
tetradic
#B9AB2D #2DB965 #2D3BB9 #B92D81
square
#B9AB2D #2DB965 #2D3BB9 #B92D81
split-complementary
#B9AB2D #2D81B9 #652DB9
monochromatic
#575015 #887D21 #B9AB2D #D4C74F #E0D780
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#B9AB2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#B9AB2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9AB2D
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9AB2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9AB2D | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA512
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAC36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9ab2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 171, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.140 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c370',
500: '#b9ab2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9ab2d; $custom-light: #d2c370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9ab2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 171,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 60.87,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73156,
"c": 0.13966,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.3963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9AB2D
secondary
#7981C9
accent
#54E444
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B