#B29F4E#B29F4E
#B29F4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.104 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 159, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.60, -3.41, 44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.60, 44.32, 94.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% -0.0115 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.104 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1346, 34.8127, 12.2331) |
| Luminance | 0.3481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.24
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.43
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.15
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.79
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.02
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29F4E #4E61B2
analogous
#B26D4E #B29F4E #93B24E
triadic
#B29F4E #4EB29F #9F4EB2
tetradic
#B29F4E #4EB26D #4E61B2 #B24E93
square
#B29F4E #4EB26D #4E61B2 #B24E93
split-complementary
#B29F4E #4E93B2 #6D4EB2
monochromatic
#5D5329 #88793B #B29F4E #C5B679 #D7CDA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#B29F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#B29F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29F4E
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29F4E | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A252
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF958D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 159, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.104 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbb82',
500: '#b29f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29f4e; $custom-light: #cbbb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 159,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.6,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70233,
"c": 0.10407,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.34811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29F4E
secondary
#98A0C4
accent
#6FCF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C