#B0AA4F#B0AA4F
#B0AA4F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.114 H 105.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0AA4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 170, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 55.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.42, -10.02, 46.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.42, 47.98, 102.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% -0.0302 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.114 105.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6915, 38.5451, 13.0608) |
| Luminance | 0.3854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.60
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.91
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.37
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 7.62
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0AA4F #4F55B0
analogous
#B07A4F #B0AA4F #85B04F
triadic
#B0AA4F #4FB0AA #AA4FB0
tetradic
#B0AA4F #4FB07A #4F55B0 #B04F85
square
#B0AA4F #4FB07A #4F55B0 #B04F85
split-complementary
#B0AA4F #4F85B0 #7A4FB0
monochromatic
#5C5829 #86813C #B0AA4F #C3BE79 #D6D3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B0AA4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#B0AA4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B0AA4F
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0AA4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0AA4F | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A446
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A954
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0aa4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 170, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.114 105.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac383',
500: '#b0aa4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0aa4f; $custom-light: #cac383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0aa4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 170,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.289,
"s": 38.039,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7243,
"c": 0.11357,
"h": 105.4
},
"luminance": 0.38544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0AA4F
secondary
#989AC3
accent
#61CE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C