#B39B4E#B39B4E
#B39B4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.101 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 155, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.63, -0.82, 43.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.63, 43.08, 91.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.0041 0.101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.101 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6882, 33.5780, 12.0183) |
| Luminance | 0.3358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.64
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39B4E #4E66B3
analogous
#B3694E #B39B4E #98B34E
triadic
#B39B4E #4EB39B #9B4EB3
tetradic
#B39B4E #4EB369 #4E66B3 #B34E98
square
#B39B4E #4EB369 #4E66B3 #B34E98
split-complementary
#B39B4E #4E98B3 #694EB3
monochromatic
#5E5128 #89763B #B39B4E #C5B379 #D8CBA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#B39B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#B39B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39B4E
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39B4E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA051
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 155, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.101 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb882',
500: '#b39b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39b4e; $custom-light: #ccb882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 155,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.743,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69484,
"c": 0.10107,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.33576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39B4E
secondary
#98A3C5
accent
#74D058
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C