#B09C4C#B09C4C
#B09C4C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.103 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 156, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 56.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.59, -2.82, 43.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.59, 44.03, 93.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.38% -0.0099 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.38% 0.103 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0987, 33.5302, 11.6700) |
| Luminance | 0.3353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.46
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.92
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.42
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.58
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.62
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09C4C #4C60B0
analogous
#B06A4C #B09C4C #92B04C
triadic
#B09C4C #4CB09C #9C4CB0
tetradic
#B09C4C #4CB06A #4C60B0 #B04C92
square
#B09C4C #4CB06A #4C60B0 #B04C92
split-complementary
#B09C4C #4C92B0 #6A4CB0
monochromatic
#5B5027 #85763A #B09C4C #C4B476 #D6CBA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B09C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#B09C4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09C4C
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09C4C | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9944
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD928A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 156, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.103 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab980',
500: '#b09c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09c4c; $custom-light: #cab980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 156,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69379,
"c": 0.1032,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.33529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09C4C
secondary
#959EC3
accent
#70D058
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C