#B9BE56#B9BE56
#B9BE56 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.128 H 111.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BE56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 190, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 44%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 55%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 54.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.71, -15.97, 51.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.71, 53.47, 107.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.64% -0.0469 0.1189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.64% 0.128 111.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1017, 47.8139, 15.9188) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 5.00
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.02
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.46
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.62
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.87
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BE56 #5B56BE
analogous
#BE8F56 #B9BE56 #85BE56
triadic
#B9BE56 #56B9BE #BE56B9
tetradic
#B9BE56 #56BE8F #5B56BE #BE5685
square
#B9BE56 #56BE8F #5B56BE #BE5685
split-complementary
#B9BE56 #5685BE #8F56BE
monochromatic
#6C6F2B #979B3C #B9BE56 #CBCF82 #DEE0AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B9BE56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#B9BE56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BE56
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BE56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BE56 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB64B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9be56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 190, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.128 111.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d189',
500: '#b9be56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9be56; $custom-light: #d0d189; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9be56",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 190,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.885,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77643,
"c": 0.12786,
"h": 111.5
},
"luminance": 0.47813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BE56
secondary
#A4A2CE
accent
#54D45A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D