#B19E5B#B19E5B
#B19E5B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.090 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19E5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 158, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 48.6%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.40, -2.14, 37.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.40, 37.42, 93.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.1% -0.0063 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.1% 0.09 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2477, 34.5575, 14.8671) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.57
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.62
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.84
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19E5B #5B6EB1
analogous
#B1735B #B19E5B #99B15B
triadic
#B19E5B #5BB19E #9E5BB1
tetradic
#B19E5B #5BB173 #5B6EB1 #B15B99
square
#B19E5B #5BB173 #5B6EB1 #B15B99
split-complementary
#B19E5B #5B99B1 #735BB1
monochromatic
#63572F #8C7C43 #B19E5B #C5B784 #D8CFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#B19E5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#B19E5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19E5B
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19E5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19E5B | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A15E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD958E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19e5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 158, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.090 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caba8b',
500: '#b19e5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19e5b; $custom-light: #caba8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19e5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 158,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.744,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70105,
"c": 0.08987,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.34556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19E5B
secondary
#A1A9C7
accent
#75CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D