#B19A40#B19A40
#B19A40 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.112 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 154, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 63.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.02, -2.19, 49.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.02, 49.08, 92.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.92% -0.0096 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.92% 0.112 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6139, 32.8300, 9.5738) |
| Luminance | 0.3283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.93
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.03
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.27
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.65
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19A40 #4057B1
analogous
#B16240 #B19A40 #8FB140
triadic
#B19A40 #40B19A #9A40B1
tetradic
#B19A40 #40B162 #4057B1 #B1408F
square
#B19A40 #40B162 #4057B1 #B1408F
split-complementary
#B19A40 #408FB1 #6240B1
monochromatic
#574C1F #847330 #B19A40 #C8B466 #D8CA93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#B19A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#B19A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19A40
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19A40 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9E44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF8F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 154, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.112 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb779',
500: '#b19a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19a40; $custom-light: #cbb779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 154,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.788,
"s": 46.888,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68915,
"c": 0.11245,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.32828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19A40
secondary
#8995C3
accent
#6CD751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#141109
muted
#82807B