#B29D4F#B29D4F
#B29D4F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.101 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 157, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 55.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.08, -2.25, 43.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.08, 43.14, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.82% -0.008 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.82% 0.101 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8296, 34.1449, 12.3097) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.85
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.09
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.44
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29D4F #4F64B2
analogous
#B26C4F #B29D4F #95B24F
triadic
#B29D4F #4FB29D #9D4FB2
tetradic
#B29D4F #4FB26C #4F64B2 #B24F95
square
#B29D4F #4FB26C #4F64B2 #B24F95
split-complementary
#B29D4F #4F95B2 #6C4FB2
monochromatic
#5E5229 #88783C #B29D4F #C5B57A #D7CCA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#B29D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#B29D4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29D4F
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29D4F | 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)
#AB9A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A152
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 157, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.101 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb982',
500: '#b29d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29d4f; $custom-light: #cbb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 157,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.273,
"s": 39.13,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69821,
"c": 0.10146,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.34143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29D4F
secondary
#98A2C4
accent
#72CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C