#B8C548
Closest named color: Olive Yellow (#C2B709). oklch(79% 0.148 114.9), rgb(184, 197, 72).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.11:1).
About this color
#B8C548 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.148 and its hue 115°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Yellow (#C2B709), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.11:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Olive Yellow (#C2B709) |
| Black text | 11.11:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B8C548 |
| RGB | rgb(184, 197, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 52%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.148 114.9) |
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 #B8C548 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B8C548 | 11.11:1 | AAA | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B8C548 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B8C548 text on black | 11.11:1 | AAA | Lc -66.7 | 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
#F5F7E8
oklch(97.1% 0.02 112.9)
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Step 100
100
#E8EECE
oklch(93.6% 0.043 115.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7E0A2
oklch(88.5% 0.081 114.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B8C548
oklch(79% 0.148 114.9)
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Step 400
400
#9FAB00
oklch(70.7% 0.16 114.7)
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Step 500
500
#889200
oklch(63% 0.142 114.5)
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Step 600
600
#727B00
oklch(55.6% 0.126 114.8)
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Step 700
700
#5F6700
oklch(49% 0.111 115)
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Step 800
800
#4E5400
oklch(42.6% 0.096 114.4)
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Step 900
900
#414600
oklch(37.7% 0.085 114.3)
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Step 950
950
#262A00
oklch(27.2% 0.062 115.2)
#B8C548 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) | #D2BC38 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D2BE50 | 0.043 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C3BAAB | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.148 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B8C548
#B8C548
oklch(79% 0.148 114.9)
- #C0ABFF
#C0ABFF
oklch(79% 0.119 295)
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 #B8C548, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Yellow #C2B709 ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.039
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.040
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.041
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.041
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.043
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.048
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.049
Use #B8C548 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.