#B09D5D#B09D5D
#B09D5D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.087 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 157, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 34%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 47.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -1.83, 35.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 35.93, 92.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.0051 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.087 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9382, 34.1356, 15.2603) |
| Luminance | 0.3413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.12
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.48
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09D5D #5D70B0
analogous
#B0735D #B09D5D #99B05D
triadic
#B09D5D #5DB09D #9D5DB0
tetradic
#B09D5D #5DB073 #5D70B0 #B05D99
square
#B09D5D #5DB073 #5D70B0 #B05D99
split-complementary
#B09D5D #5D99B0 #735DB0
monochromatic
#635730 #8C7B44 #B09D5D #C4B686 #D8CFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#B09D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#B09D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09D5D
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09D5D | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99B58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA05F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 157, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.087 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b98c',
500: '#b09d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09d5d; $custom-light: #c9b98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 157,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.265,
"s": 34.44,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6983,
"c": 0.08667,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.34134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09D5D
secondary
#A2ABC6
accent
#76CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D