#B3A147#B3A147
#B3A147 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.112 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A147 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 161, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 60.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, -4.59, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 48.42, 95.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.67% -0.0158 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.67% 0.112 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4739, 35.5298, 11.1074) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.83
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.02
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.05
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.43
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.68
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A147 #4759B3
analogous
#B36B47 #B3A147 #8FB347
triadic
#B3A147 #47B3A1 #A147B3
tetradic
#B3A147 #47B36B #4759B3 #B3478F
square
#B3A147 #47B36B #4759B3 #B3478F
split-complementary
#B3A147 #478FB3 #6B47B3
monochromatic
#5B5224 #877A36 #B3A147 #C7B871 #D8CE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B3A147 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#B3A147 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A147
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A147 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A147 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A44B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a147; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 161, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.112 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbc7e',
500: '#b3a147',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a147; $custom-light: #ccbc7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a147",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 161,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 43.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70672,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.35528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A147
secondary
#919AC4
accent
#6AD355
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C