#BEAA34#BEAA34
#BEAA34 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.135 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEAA34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 170, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 73%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 72.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -5.70, 60.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 60.28, 95.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.0218 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.135 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2315, 39.9463, 9.0501) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.02
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.00
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.84
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.86
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEAA34 #3448BE
analogous
#BE6534 #BEAA34 #8DBE34
triadic
#BEAA34 #34BEAA #AA34BE
tetradic
#BEAA34 #34BE65 #3448BE #BE348D
square
#BEAA34 #34BE65 #3448BE #BE348D
split-complementary
#BEAA34 #348DBE #6534BE
monochromatic
#5E541A #8E7F27 #BEAA34 #D3C15D #E0D48D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BEAA34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BEAA34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEAA34
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEAA34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEAA34 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #beaa34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 170, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.135 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c273',
500: '#beaa34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #beaa34; $custom-light: #d5c273; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#beaa34",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 170,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.304,
"s": 57.025,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73455,
"c": 0.13459,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEAA34
secondary
#848ECA
accent
#5EE048
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B