#B1A545#B1A545
#B1A545 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.118 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 165, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 61%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 61%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.04, -7.72, 50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.04, 50.65, 98.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.32% -0.0249 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.32% 0.118 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6620, 36.6883, 10.9901) |
| Luminance | 0.3669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.32
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.61
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.85
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.30
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.38
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A545 #4551B1
analogous
#B16F45 #B1A545 #87B145
triadic
#B1A545 #45B1A5 #A545B1
tetradic
#B1A545 #45B16F #4551B1 #B14587
square
#B1A545 #45B16F #4551B1 #B14587
split-complementary
#B1A545 #4587B1 #6F45B1
monochromatic
#595323 #857C34 #B1A545 #C6BC6D #D7D099
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B1A545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#B1A545 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A545
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A545 | 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)
#B3A03A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A64A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 165, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.118 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf7d',
500: '#b1a545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a545; $custom-light: #cbbf7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a545",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 165,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.333,
"s": 43.902,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71323,
"c": 0.11759,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.36687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A545
secondary
#8E94C3
accent
#62D454
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C