#B2A353#B2A353
#B2A353 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.103 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A353 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 163, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 38%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 53.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, -5.13, 43.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 43.36, 96.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.15% -0.0159 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.15% 0.103 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0197, 36.2852, 13.4464) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.10
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.72
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.01
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.31
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.43
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A353 #5362B2
analogous
#B27353 #B2A353 #91B253
triadic
#B2A353 #53B2A3 #A353B2
tetradic
#B2A353 #53B273 #5362B2 #B25391
square
#B2A353 #53B273 #5362B2 #B25391
split-complementary
#B2A353 #5391B2 #7353B2
monochromatic
#60572B #8A7E3E #B2A353 #C5BA7D #D8D0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#B2A353 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#B2A353 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A353
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A353 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A353 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A557
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a353; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 163, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.103 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe85',
500: '#b2a353',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a353; $custom-light: #cbbe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a353",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 163,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 38.153,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7115,
"c": 0.10273,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.36284
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A353
secondary
#9BA2C5
accent
#6CCE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C