#B29B4E#B29B4E
#B29B4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.101 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 155, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.53, -1.26, 42.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.53, 42.96, 91.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.39% -0.0053 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.39% 0.101 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4578, 33.4592, 12.0075) |
| Luminance | 0.3346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.86
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.95
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.32
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29B4E #4E65B2
analogous
#B2694E #B29B4E #97B24E
triadic
#B29B4E #4EB29B #9B4EB2
tetradic
#B29B4E #4EB269 #4E65B2 #B24E97
square
#B29B4E #4EB269 #4E65B2 #B24E97
split-complementary
#B29B4E #4E97B2 #694EB2
monochromatic
#5D5129 #88763B #B29B4E #C5B379 #D7CBA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B29B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#B29B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29B4E
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29B4E | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99847
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 155, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.101 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb882',
500: '#b29b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29b4e; $custom-light: #cbb882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 155,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.2,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69386,
"c": 0.10086,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.33458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29B4E
secondary
#98A2C4
accent
#74CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C