#B3CA52
Closest named color: Light Moss Green (#A6C875). oklch(79.8% 0.147 119), rgb(179, 202, 82).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.48:1).
About this color
#B3CA52 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Moss Green (#A6C875), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.48:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Moss Green (#A6C875) |
| Black text | 11.48:1 |
| White text | 1.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B3CA52 |
| RGB | rgb(179, 202, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 53%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.147 119) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B3CA52 | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc -38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B3CA52 | 11.48:1 | AAA | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B3CA52 text on white | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B3CA52 text on black | 11.48:1 | AAA | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F8E9
oklch(97.2% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6EECF
oklch(93.5% 0.042 119)
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Step 200
200
#D3E1A4
oklch(88.4% 0.081 118.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B3CA52
oklch(79.8% 0.147 119)
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Step 400
400
#96AE00
oklch(70.7% 0.166 119.1)
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Step 500
500
#809500
oklch(63.1% 0.149 119.2)
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Step 600
600
#6C7D00
oklch(55.6% 0.13 118.8)
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Step 700
700
#5A6900
oklch(49.1% 0.115 119)
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Step 800
800
#495600
oklch(42.7% 0.101 119.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4800
oklch(37.8% 0.089 119.1)
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Step 950
950
#232A00
oklch(26.9% 0.063 118.9)
#B3CA52 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D6C044 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D3C05A | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BCC0B0 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.148 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B3CA52
#B3CA52
oklch(79.8% 0.147 119)
- #C8ACFF
#C8ACFF
oklch(79.9% 0.119 299.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B3CA52, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.038
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.042
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.043
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.044
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.044
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.046
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.049
Use #B3CA52 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.