#B19B59#B19B59
#B19B59 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.090 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 155, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 50%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 49.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.57, -0.71, 37.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.57, 37.38, 91.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.44% -0.0024 0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.44% 0.09 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6571, 33.5125, 14.2503) |
| Luminance | 0.3351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.65
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.69
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19B59 #596FB1
analogous
#B16F59 #B19B59 #9BB159
triadic
#B19B59 #59B19B #9B59B1
tetradic
#B19B59 #59B16F #596FB1 #B1599B
square
#B19B59 #59B16F #596FB1 #B1599B
split-complementary
#B19B59 #599BB1 #6F59B1
monochromatic
#62552E #8B7941 #B19B59 #C5B483 #D8CDAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B19B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#B19B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19B59
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19B59 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89954
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 155, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.090 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab889',
500: '#b19b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19b59; $custom-light: #cab889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 155,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69442,
"c": 0.08957,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.33511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19B59
secondary
#A0A9C6
accent
#78CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C