#B0A36E#B0A36E
#B0A36E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.073 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0A36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 163, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 29%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 37.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, -3.20, 29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 29.44, 96.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% -0.0076 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.073 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8168, 36.5513, 20.0226) |
| Luminance | 0.3655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.35
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.74
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.95
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.03
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0A36E #6E7BB0
analogous
#B0826E #B0A36E #9CB06E
triadic
#B0A36E #6EB0A3 #A36EB0
tetradic
#B0A36E #6EB082 #6E7BB0 #B06E9C
square
#B0A36E #6EB082 #6E7BB0 #B06E9C
split-complementary
#B0A36E #6E9CB0 #826EB0
monochromatic
#6A603A #92844F #B0A36E #C6BC96 #DBD5BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B0A36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#B0A36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0A36E
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0A36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0A36E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0a36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 163, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.073 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8be98',
500: '#b0a36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0a36e; $custom-light: #c8be98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0a36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 163,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.182,
"s": 29.464,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7139,
"c": 0.07269,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.3655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0A36E
secondary
#AFB5CB
accent
#76C662
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E