#B3A166#B3A166
#B3A166 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.081 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 161, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 34%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 43%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 43%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, -1.79, 33.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 33.12, 93.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0043 0.0807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.081 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7344, 36.0340, 17.7461) |
| Luminance | 0.3603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.47
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.24
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.30
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.37
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A166 #6678B3
analogous
#B37B66 #B3A166 #9EB366
triadic
#B3A166 #66B3A1 #A166B3
tetradic
#B3A166 #66B37B #6678B3 #B3669E
square
#B3A166 #66B37B #6678B3 #B3669E
split-complementary
#B3A166 #669EB3 #7B66B3
monochromatic
#6A5D35 #938249 #B3A166 #C7BA8F #DCD3B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B3A166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#B3A166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A166
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A166 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9F62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A468
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9892
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 161, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.081 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbc92',
500: '#b3a166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a166; $custom-light: #cbbc92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a166",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 161,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.974,
"s": 33.624,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71103,
"c": 0.08078,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.36033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A166
secondary
#AAB2CB
accent
#77CA5E
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F1
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E