#B2A461#B2A461
#B2A461 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.089 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A461 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 164, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 34%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 45.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.19, -4.35, 36.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.19, 36.74, 96.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% -0.0121 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.089 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7941, 36.8801, 16.6454) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.17
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.29
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.68
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.86
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.19
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A461 #616FB2
analogous
#B27C61 #B2A461 #98B261
triadic
#B2A461 #61B2A4 #A461B2
tetradic
#B2A461 #61B27C #616FB2 #B26198
square
#B2A461 #61B27C #616FB2 #B26198
split-complementary
#B2A461 #6198B2 #7C61B2
monochromatic
#675E32 #908346 #B2A461 #C6BC8A #DAD3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B2A461 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#B2A461 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A461
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A461 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A461 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A15C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A664
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a461; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 164, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.089 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabe8f',
500: '#b2a461',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a461; $custom-light: #cabe8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a461",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 164,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.63,
"s": 34.468,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71564,
"c": 0.08893,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.36879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A461
secondary
#A6ACC9
accent
#70CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D