#B29D50#B29D50
#B29D50 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.100 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29D50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 157, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 55%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 55.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.09, -2.17, 42.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.09, 42.65, 92.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.0077 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.1 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8662, 34.1595, 12.5028) |
| Luminance | 0.3416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.77
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.90
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.06
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.35
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.36
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29D50 #5065B2
analogous
#B26C50 #B29D50 #96B250
triadic
#B29D50 #50B29D #9D50B2
tetradic
#B29D50 #50B26C #5065B2 #B25096
square
#B29D50 #50B26C #5065B2 #B25096
split-complementary
#B29D50 #5096B2 #6C50B2
monochromatic
#5E5329 #89783C #B29D50 #C5B57A #D7CDA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#B29D50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#B29D50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29D50
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29D50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29D50 | 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)
#AB9A49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A153
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29d50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 157, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.100 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb983',
500: '#b29d50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29d50; $custom-light: #cbb983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29d50",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 157,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 38.889,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69834,
"c": 0.10048,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.34158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29D50
secondary
#99A2C5
accent
#72CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C