#B1AA69#B1AA69
#B1AA69 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.086 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1AA69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 170, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 32%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 41%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 40.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, -7.10, 34.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 35.10, 101.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.89% -0.0193 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.89% 0.086 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0566, 39.1174, 19.0656) |
| Luminance | 0.3912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.77
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.99
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.53
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.31
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1AA69 #6970B1
analogous
#B18669 #B1AA69 #94B169
triadic
#B1AA69 #69B1AA #AA69B1
tetradic
#B1AA69 #69B186 #6970B1 #B16994
square
#B1AA69 #69B186 #6970B1 #B16994
split-complementary
#B1AA69 #6994B1 #8669B1
monochromatic
#696437 #918A4C #B1AA69 #C6C191 #DBD8BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B1AA69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#B1AA69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1AA69
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1AA69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1AA69 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A664
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1aa69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 170, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.086 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c395',
500: '#b1aa69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1aa69; $custom-light: #c9c395; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1aa69",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 170,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.167,
"s": 31.579,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72887,
"c": 0.086,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.39116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1AA69
secondary
#ACAFCA
accent
#6AC860
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F1
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E