#B1A15D#B1A15D
#B1A15D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.090 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 161, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 35%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 47.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.23, -3.56, 37.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.23, 37.52, 95.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.77% -0.0102 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.77% 0.09 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8531, 35.6284, 15.5002) |
| Luminance | 0.3563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.00
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.28
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.29
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.37
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A15D #5D6DB1
analogous
#B1775D #B1A15D #97B15D
triadic
#B1A15D #5DB1A1 #A15DB1
tetradic
#B1A15D #5DB177 #5D6DB1 #B15D97
square
#B1A15D #5DB177 #5D6DB1 #B15D97
split-complementary
#B1A15D #5D97B1 #775DB1
monochromatic
#645A30 #8D7F44 #B1A15D #C5B986 #D9D1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B1A15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#B1A15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A15D
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A15D | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9E57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A360
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 161, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.090 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabc8c',
500: '#b1a15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a15d; $custom-light: #cabc8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 161,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.571,
"s": 35,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70772,
"c": 0.09037,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.35627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A15D
secondary
#A3AAC7
accent
#72CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D