#B1A16E#B1A16E
#B1A16E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.071 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 161, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 30%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 37.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -1.71, 28.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 28.75, 93.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.06% -0.0033 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.06% 0.071 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6915, 35.9638, 19.9158) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.68
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.07
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.51
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A16E #6E7EB1
analogous
#B1806E #B1A16E #A0B16E
triadic
#B1A16E #6EB1A1 #A16EB1
tetradic
#B1A16E #6EB180 #6E7EB1 #B16EA0
square
#B1A16E #6EB180 #6E7EB1 #B16EA0
split-complementary
#B1A16E #6EA0B1 #806EB1
monochromatic
#6B5F3A #93834F #B1A16E #C6BB96 #DCD5BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B1A16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#B1A16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A16E
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A16E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9F6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A470
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9994
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 161, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.071 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bc98',
500: '#b1a16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a16e; $custom-light: #c9bc98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 161,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.672,
"s": 30.045,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71059,
"c": 0.07104,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.35963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A16E
secondary
#B0B6CB
accent
#7AC662
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E