#B29D4E#B29D4E
#B29D4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.102 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 157, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -2.34, 43.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 43.63, 93.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.0084 0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.102 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7934, 34.1304, 12.1194) |
| Luminance | 0.3413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.94
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.12
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.51
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29D4E #4E63B2
analogous
#B26B4E #B29D4E #95B24E
triadic
#B29D4E #4EB29D #9D4EB2
tetradic
#B29D4E #4EB26B #4E63B2 #B24E95
square
#B29D4E #4EB26B #4E63B2 #B24E95
split-complementary
#B29D4E #4E95B2 #6B4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5229 #88783B #B29D4E #C5B579 #D7CCA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#B29D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#B29D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29D4E
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29D4E | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 157, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.102 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb982',
500: '#b29d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29d4e; $custom-light: #cbb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 157,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69809,
"c": 0.10243,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.34129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29D4E
secondary
#98A1C4
accent
#71CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C