#B1A97F#B1A97F
#B1A97F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.058 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1A97F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 169, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 24%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 28%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 28.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.94, -3.84, 22.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.94, 23.09, 99.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.0086 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.058 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1504, 39.2561, 25.7474) |
| Luminance | 0.3926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.63
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.78
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.35
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.23
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1A97F #7F87B1
analogous
#B1907F #B1A97F #A0B17F
triadic
#B1A97F #7FB1A9 #A97FB1
tetradic
#B1A97F #7FB190 #7F87B1 #B17FA0
square
#B1A97F #7FB190 #7F87B1 #B17FA0
split-complementary
#B1A97F #7FA0B1 #907FB1
monochromatic
#716A45 #978D5C #B1A97F #C8C3A5 #DFDCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B1A97F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#B1A97F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1A97F
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1A97F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1A97F | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A67C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AA80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1a97f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 169, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.058 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c2a4',
500: '#b1a97f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1a97f; $custom-light: #c9c2a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1a97f",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 169,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 24.272,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73088,
"c": 0.05803,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.39255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1A97F
secondary
#BCBFD0
accent
#75C167
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#13120F
muted
#82817F