#B3A25C#B3A25C
#B3A25C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.093 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A25C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 162, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 49%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 48.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.67, -3.35, 38.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.67, 38.59, 94.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.16% -0.0098 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.16% 0.093 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4435, 36.1984, 15.3485) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.80
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.42
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A25C #5C6DB3
analogous
#B3765C #B3A25C #98B35C
triadic
#B3A25C #5CB3A2 #A25CB3
tetradic
#B3A25C #5CB376 #5C6DB3 #B35C98
square
#B3A25C #5CB376 #5C6DB3 #B35C98
split-complementary
#B3A25C #5C98B3 #765CB3
monochromatic
#655B2F #8F8043 #B3A25C #C6BA86 #DAD2AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#B3A25C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#B3A25C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A25C
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A25C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A25C | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9F56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9991
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a25c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 162, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.093 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbd8b',
500: '#b3a25c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a25c; $custom-light: #cbbd8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a25c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 162,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.276,
"s": 36.402,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71156,
"c": 0.09264,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.36197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A25C
secondary
#A3AAC8
accent
#71CC5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D