#B19E5E#B19E5E
#B19E5E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.087 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 158, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 35%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 46.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, -1.85, 35.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 35.90, 92.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% -0.0051 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.087 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3797, 34.6103, 15.5624) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.54
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.18
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.75
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19E5E #5E71B1
analogous
#B1745E #B19E5E #9AB15E
triadic
#B19E5E #5EB19E #9E5EB1
tetradic
#B19E5E #5EB174 #5E71B1 #B15E9A
square
#B19E5E #5EB174 #5E71B1 #B15E9A
split-complementary
#B19E5E #5E9AB1 #745EB1
monochromatic
#645830 #8D7D44 #B19E5E #C5B787 #D9D0B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#B19E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#B19E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19E5E
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19E5E | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9C59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA160
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC958E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 158, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.087 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caba8d',
500: '#b19e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19e5e; $custom-light: #caba8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 158,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.265,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70151,
"c": 0.08664,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.34609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19E5E
secondary
#A4ACC7
accent
#76CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D