#B1A45E#B1A45E
#B1A45E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.092 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 164, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 35%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 46.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.06, -5.07, 37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.06, 38.19, 97.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.43% -0.0144 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.43% 0.092 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4282, 36.7073, 15.9119) |
| Luminance | 0.3671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.87
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.50
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.68
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.38
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.58
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A45E #5E6BB1
analogous
#B17A5E #B1A45E #94B15E
triadic
#B1A45E #5EB1A4 #A45EB1
tetradic
#B1A45E #5EB17A #5E6BB1 #B15E94
square
#B1A45E #5EB17A #5E6BB1 #B15E94
split-complementary
#B1A45E #5E94B1 #7A5EB1
monochromatic
#645C30 #8D8244 #B1A45E #C5BB87 #D9D3B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B1A45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#B1A45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A45E
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A45E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A561
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 164, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.092 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabe8d',
500: '#b1a45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a45e; $custom-light: #cabe8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 164,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.602,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71427,
"c": 0.09211,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.36706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A45E
secondary
#A4A9C7
accent
#6ECB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D