#B2A453#B2A453
#B2A453 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.104 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A453 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 164, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 38%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 53.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.01, -5.67, 43.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.01, 43.74, 97.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% -0.0174 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.104 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1980, 36.6417, 13.5058) |
| Luminance | 0.3664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.46
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.60
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A453 #5361B2
analogous
#B27453 #B2A453 #90B253
triadic
#B2A453 #53B2A4 #A453B2
tetradic
#B2A453 #53B274 #5361B2 #B25390
square
#B2A453 #53B274 #5361B2 #B25390
split-complementary
#B2A453 #5390B2 #7453B2
monochromatic
#60582B #8A7F3E #B2A453 #C5BA7D #D8D1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B2A453 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#B2A453 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A453
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A453 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A453 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A04C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A557
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9A91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a453; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 164, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.104 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe85',
500: '#b2a453',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a453; $custom-light: #cbbe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a453",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 164,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.158,
"s": 38.153,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71364,
"c": 0.10365,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.3664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A453
secondary
#9BA2C5
accent
#6BCE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C