#B29D5D#B29D5D
#B29D5D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.087 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 157, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 47.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, -0.98, 36.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 36.17, 91.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% -0.0028 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.087 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3939, 34.3706, 15.2817) |
| Luminance | 0.3437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.93
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.53
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.77
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29D5D #5D72B2
analogous
#B2725D #B29D5D #9DB25D
triadic
#B29D5D #5DB29D #9D5DB2
tetradic
#B29D5D #5DB272 #5D72B2 #B25D9D
square
#B29D5D #5DB272 #5D72B2 #B25D9D
split-complementary
#B29D5D #5D9DB2 #725DB2
monochromatic
#655830 #8E7C44 #B29D5D #C6B686 #D9CFB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#B29D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#B29D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29D5D
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29D5D | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9B58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA15F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 157, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.087 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb98c',
500: '#b29d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29d5d; $custom-light: #cbb98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 157,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.176,
"s": 35.565,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7002,
"c": 0.08714,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.34369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29D5D
secondary
#A3ACC8
accent
#78CC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D