#B29E4E#B29E4E
#B29E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.103 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, -2.88, 43.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 43.97, 93.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% -0.01 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.103 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9633, 34.4702, 12.1760) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.07
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.70
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.12
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.76
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.81
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29E4E #4E62B2
analogous
#B26C4E #B29E4E #94B24E
triadic
#B29E4E #4EB29E #9E4EB2
tetradic
#B29E4E #4EB26C #4E62B2 #B24E94
square
#B29E4E #4EB26C #4E62B2 #B24E94
split-complementary
#B29E4E #4E94B2 #6C4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5329 #88783B #B29E4E #C5B579 #D7CDA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#B29E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#B29E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29E4E
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29E4E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF948C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.103 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbba82',
500: '#b29e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29e4e; $custom-light: #cbba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70021,
"c": 0.10323,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.34469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29E4E
secondary
#98A0C4
accent
#70CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C