#B1A85A#B1A85A
#B1A85A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.100 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A85A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 168, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 49.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -7.58, 41.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 41.85, 100.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.23% -0.0221 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.23% 0.1 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9805, 38.0916, 15.2333) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.54
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.04
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.27
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.31
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A85A #5A63B1
analogous
#B17D5A #B1A85A #8FB15A
triadic
#B1A85A #5AB1A8 #A85AB1
tetradic
#B1A85A #5AB17D #5A63B1 #B15A8F
square
#B1A85A #5AB17D #5A63B1 #B15A8F
split-complementary
#B1A85A #5A8FB1 #7D5AB1
monochromatic
#625D2E #8C8442 #B1A85A #C5BE84 #D8D4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B1A85A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B1A85A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A85A
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A85A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A85A | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A353
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A85D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a85a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 168, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.100 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac18a',
500: '#b1a85a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a85a; $custom-light: #cac18a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a85a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 168,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.793,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72227,
"c": 0.10043,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.38091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A85A
secondary
#A0A4C6
accent
#68CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D