#B39A4E#B39A4E
#B39A4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.100 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 154, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.36, -0.28, 42.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.36, 42.76, 90.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.27% -0.0025 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.27% 0.1 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5224, 33.2465, 11.9631) |
| Luminance | 0.3325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39A4E #4E67B3
analogous
#B3684E #B39A4E #99B34E
triadic
#B39A4E #4EB39A #9A4EB3
tetradic
#B39A4E #4EB368 #4E67B3 #B34E99
square
#B39A4E #4EB368 #4E67B3 #B34E99
split-complementary
#B39A4E #4E99B3 #684EB3
monochromatic
#5E5128 #89763B #B39A4E #C5B279 #D8CBA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#B39A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#B39A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39A4E
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39A4E | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89847
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C08F89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 154, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.100 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb782',
500: '#b39a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39a4e; $custom-light: #ccb782; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 154,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.149,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69273,
"c": 0.10035,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.33245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39A4E
secondary
#98A3C5
accent
#76D058
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C