#B19E4E#B19E4E
#B19E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.103 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.24, -3.31, 43.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.24, 43.87, 94.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0111 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.103 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7347, 34.3523, 12.1653) |
| Luminance | 0.3435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.32
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.35
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.71
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.83
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19E4E #4E61B1
analogous
#B16D4E #B19E4E #92B14E
triadic
#B19E4E #4EB19E #9E4EB1
tetradic
#B19E4E #4EB16D #4E61B1 #B14E92
square
#B19E4E #4EB16D #4E61B1 #B14E92
split-complementary
#B19E4E #4E92B1 #6D4EB1
monochromatic
#5C5229 #87783B #B19E4E #C4B578 #D6CDA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#B19E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#B19E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19E4E
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19E4E | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE948C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.103 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbba82',
500: '#b19e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19e4e; $custom-light: #cbba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.485,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69925,
"c": 0.10309,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.34351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19E4E
secondary
#97A0C4
accent
#70CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C