#B3A150#B3A150
#B3A150 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.104 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A150 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 161, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 55.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.25, -3.89, 43.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.25, 44.16, 95.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.78% -0.0127 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.78% 0.104 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7844, 35.6540, 12.7429) |
| Luminance | 0.3565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.03
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.94
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.87
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A150 #5062B3
analogous
#B36F50 #B3A150 #93B350
triadic
#B3A150 #50B3A1 #A150B3
tetradic
#B3A150 #50B36F #5062B3 #B35093
square
#B3A150 #50B36F #5062B3 #B35093
split-complementary
#B3A150 #5093B3 #6F50B3
monochromatic
#5F5529 #8A7C3C #B3A150 #C6B87B #D8CFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B3A150 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#B3A150 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A150
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A150 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A150 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A454
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a150; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 161, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.104 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbc83',
500: '#b3a150',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a150; $custom-light: #ccbc83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a150",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 161,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 39.442,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70778,
"c": 0.10398,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.35653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A150
secondary
#99A1C5
accent
#6ECF58
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C