#B9BE58#B9BE58
#B9BE58 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.126 H 111.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9BE58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 190, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 54%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 53.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -15.80, 50.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 52.56, 107.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0463 0.1172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.126 111.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1834, 47.8466, 16.3492) |
| Luminance | 0.4785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.80
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.82
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.36
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.47
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.66
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9BE58 #5D58BE
analogous
#BE9058 #B9BE58 #86BE58
triadic
#B9BE58 #58B9BE #BE58B9
tetradic
#B9BE58 #58BE90 #5D58BE #BE5886
square
#B9BE58 #58BE90 #5D58BE #BE5886
split-complementary
#B9BE58 #5886BE #9058BE
monochromatic
#6D702C #979C3D #B9BE58 #CBCF84 #DEE0B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#B9BE58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#B9BE58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9BE58
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9BE58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9BE58 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB64E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4B4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9be58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 190, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.126 111.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d18a',
500: '#b9be58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9be58; $custom-light: #d0d18a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9be58",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 190,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.941,
"s": 43.966,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77666,
"c": 0.126,
"h": 111.5
},
"luminance": 0.47846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9BE58
secondary
#A5A3CE
accent
#54D45A
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FAF9F0
border
#D3D2CB
text
#14140C
muted
#83827D