#B2A55E#B2A55E
#B2A55E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.093 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2A55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 35%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 47.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, -5.18, 38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 38.67, 97.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% -0.0148 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.093 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8365, 37.1846, 15.9825) |
| Luminance | 0.3718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.89
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.64
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.32
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.42
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2A55E #5E6BB2
analogous
#B27B5E #B2A55E #95B25E
triadic
#B2A55E #5EB2A5 #A55EB2
tetradic
#B2A55E #5EB27B #5E6BB2 #B25E95
square
#B2A55E #5EB27B #5E6BB2 #B25E95
split-complementary
#B2A55E #5E95B2 #7B5EB2
monochromatic
#655D30 #8F8344 #B2A55E #C6BC87 #DAD3B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B2A55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B2A55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2A55E
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2A55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2A55E | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A158
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2a55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.093 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf8d',
500: '#b2a55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2a55e; $custom-light: #cbbf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2a55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.714,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71732,
"c": 0.09318,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.37183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2A55E
secondary
#A4A9C8
accent
#6ECB5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D