#BEAA35#BEAA35
#BEAA35 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.134 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BEAA35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 170, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 72.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -5.65, 59.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 59.91, 95.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.0216 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.134 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2543, 39.9554, 9.1700) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 3.12
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.09
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.92
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.91
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BEAA35 #3549BE
analogous
#BE6635 #BEAA35 #8DBE35
triadic
#BEAA35 #35BEAA #AA35BE
tetradic
#BEAA35 #35BE66 #3549BE #BE358D
square
#BEAA35 #35BE66 #3549BE #BE358D
split-complementary
#BEAA35 #358DBE #6635BE
monochromatic
#5E541A #8E7F28 #BEAA35 #D2C15E #DFD48E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BEAA35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BEAA35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BEAA35
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BEAA35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BEAA35 | 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)
#BBA522
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #beaa35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 170, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.134 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c274',
500: '#beaa35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #beaa35; $custom-light: #d5c274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#beaa35",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 170,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.241,
"s": 56.379,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73462,
"c": 0.13396,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.39954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BEAA35
secondary
#858FCA
accent
#5EE048
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FBF7ED
border
#D4D0C8
text
#151209
muted
#83817B