#B8BD52

Closest named color: Light Olive (#ACBF69). oklch(77.3% 0.131 111.6), rgb(184, 189, 82).

Black text reads best on this color (10.43:1).

About this color

#B8BD52 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.131 and its hue 112°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive (#ACBF69), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.43:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.131)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive (#ACBF69)
Black text	10.43:1
White text	2.01:1

Values

HEX	#B8BD52
RGB	rgb(184, 189, 82)
HSL	hsl(63, 45%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.131 111.6)

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 #B8BD52	2.01:1	Fails	Lc -43.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #B8BD52	10.43:1	AAA	Lc 65.0	Content text, not long reading
#B8BD52 text on white	2.01:1	Fails	Lc 38.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B8BD52 text on black	10.43:1	AAA	Lc -63.4	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F7EA

oklch(97.1% 0.017 113.8)
Step 100
100

#EAEDD0

oklch(93.6% 0.038 111.9)
Step 200
200

#DADEA7

oklch(88.4% 0.072 111.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#B8BD52

oklch(77.3% 0.131 111.6)
Step 400
400

#A5A900

oklch(70.8% 0.156 111.5)
Step 500
500

#8D9100

oklch(63.2% 0.14 111.7)
Step 600
600

#767900

oklch(55.5% 0.122 111.5)
Step 700
700

#636600

oklch(49.1% 0.109 111.8)
Step 800
800

#515300

oklch(42.6% 0.094 111.4)
Step 900
900

#434500

oklch(37.6% 0.083 111.6)
Step 950
950

#282900

oklch(27.1% 0.06 111.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B8BD52 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)	#CAB547	0.030
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CBB858	0.032
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C3B3A6	0.116
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B7B7B7	0.131