#B2AA66#B2AA66
#B2AA66 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.089 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2AA66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 170, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 33%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 43%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 42.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.88, -7.01, 36.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.88, 36.69, 101.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.93% -0.0194 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.93% 0.089 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1338, 39.1747, 18.2785) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.87
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.76
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2AA66 #666EB2
analogous
#B28466 #B2AA66 #94B266
triadic
#B2AA66 #66B2AA #AA66B2
tetradic
#B2AA66 #66B284 #666EB2 #B26694
square
#B2AA66 #66B284 #666EB2 #B26694
split-complementary
#B2AA66 #6694B2 #8466B2
monochromatic
#696335 #928A49 #B2AA66 #C6C18F #DBD7B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B2AA66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#B2AA66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2AA66
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2AA66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2AA66 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A661
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AA69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCA299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2aa66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 170, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.089 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac393',
500: '#b2aa66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2aa66; $custom-light: #cac393; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2aa66",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 170,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.684,
"s": 33.043,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72927,
"c": 0.08946,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.39174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2AA66
secondary
#AAADCA
accent
#6AC95F
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F1
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E