#B39E4E#B39E4E
#B39E4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.103 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, -2.44, 44.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 44.08, 93.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% -0.0088 0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.103 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1937, 34.5889, 12.1868) |
| Luminance | 0.3459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.90
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.51
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.70
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39E4E #4E63B3
analogous
#B36B4E #B39E4E #95B34E
triadic
#B39E4E #4EB39E #9E4EB3
tetradic
#B39E4E #4EB36B #4E63B3 #B34E95
square
#B39E4E #4EB36B #4E63B3 #B34E95
split-complementary
#B39E4E #4E95B3 #6B4EB3
monochromatic
#5E5328 #89793B #B39E4E #C5B579 #D8CDA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#B39E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#B39E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39E4E
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39E4E | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A251
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0948C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.103 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccba82',
500: '#b39e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39e4e; $custom-light: #ccba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.525,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70116,
"c": 0.10339,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.34587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39E4E
secondary
#98A1C5
accent
#71D058
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C