#B9AC32#B9AC32
#B9AC32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.138 H 103.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9AC32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 172, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 73%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.51, -9.03, 60.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.51, 61.34, 98.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% -0.0312 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.138 103.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3374, 40.0511, 8.8863) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.18
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.32
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.73
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.75
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.15
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9AC32 #323FB9
analogous
#B96832 #B9AC32 #82B932
triadic
#B9AC32 #32B9AC #AC32B9
tetradic
#B9AC32 #32B968 #323FB9 #B93282
square
#B9AC32 #32B968 #323FB9 #B93282
split-complementary
#B9AC32 #3282B9 #6832B9
monochromatic
#595218 #897F25 #B9AC32 #D2C657 #DFD687
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B9AC32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#B9AC32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9AC32
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9AC32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9AC32 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA61C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AC3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9ac32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 172, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.138 103.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c472',
500: '#b9ac32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9ac32; $custom-light: #d2c472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9ac32",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 172,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.222,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73403,
"c": 0.1376,
"h": 103.1
},
"luminance": 0.4005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9AC32
secondary
#7F86C8
accent
#56E147
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8ED
border
#D3D1C8
text
#151208
muted
#83817B