#B3A148#B3A148
#B3A148 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.111 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A148 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 161, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 59.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, -4.52, 47.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 47.96, 95.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% -0.0155 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.111 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5063, 35.5427, 11.2778) |
| Luminance | 0.3554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.96
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.13
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.76
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A148 #485AB3
analogous
#B36C48 #B3A148 #8FB348
triadic
#B3A148 #48B3A1 #A148B3
tetradic
#B3A148 #48B36C #485AB3 #B3488F
square
#B3A148 #48B36C #485AB3 #B3488F
split-complementary
#B3A148 #488FB3 #6C48B3
monochromatic
#5C5225 #877A36 #B3A148 #C6B872 #D8CE9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B3A148 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#B3A148 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A148
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A148 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A148 | 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)
#AF9D3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A44C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a148; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 161, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.111 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbc7e',
500: '#b3a148',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a148; $custom-light: #ccbc7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a148",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 161,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.907,
"s": 42.629,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70683,
"c": 0.11143,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.35541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A148
secondary
#929BC4
accent
#6AD255
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C