#B9C32E#B9C32E
#B9C32E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.162 H 113.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9C32E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 195, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 76.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.79, -20.89, 67.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.79, 71.04, 107.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.41% -0.0647 0.1486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.41% 0.162 113.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0171, 49.5426, 10.0389) |
| Luminance | 0.4954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 1.83
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 1.87
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.75
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 3.91
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.97
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9C32E #382EC3
analogous
#C3832E #B9C32E #6EC32E
triadic
#B9C32E #2EB9C3 #C32EB9
tetradic
#B9C32E #2EC383 #382EC3 #C32E6E
square
#B9C32E #2EC383 #382EC3 #C32E6E
split-complementary
#B9C32E #2E6EC3 #832EC3
monochromatic
#5B6017 #8A9122 #B9C32E #CFD757 #DDE388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#B9C32E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.91
#B9C32E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9C32E
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9C32E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9C32E | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.91 | 10.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2B902
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BC3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B7A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9c32e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 195, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.162 113.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2d573',
500: '#b9c32e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9c32e; $custom-light: #d2d573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9c32e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 195,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.027,
"s": 61.826,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78412,
"c": 0.16209,
"h": 113.5
},
"luminance": 0.49542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9C32E
secondary
#8580CD
accent
#43E54E
background
#FDFDF7
surface
#FAFAED
border
#D3D3C8
text
#151409
muted
#83837B