#B29C4E#B29C4E
#B29C4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.102 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.80, -1.80, 43.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.80, 43.29, 92.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.0068 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.102 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6250, 33.7934, 12.0632) |
| Luminance | 0.3379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.15
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.22
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.31
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29C4E #4E64B2
analogous
#B26A4E #B29C4E #96B24E
triadic
#B29C4E #4EB29C #9C4EB2
tetradic
#B29C4E #4EB26A #4E64B2 #B24E96
square
#B29C4E #4EB26A #4E64B2 #B24E96
split-complementary
#B29C4E #4E96B2 #6A4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5229 #88773B #B29C4E #C5B479 #D7CCA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#B29C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#B29C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29C4E
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29C4E | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF928A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.102 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb982',
500: '#b29c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29c4e; $custom-light: #cbb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.8,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69597,
"c": 0.10163,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.33792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29C4E
secondary
#98A1C4
accent
#73CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C