#B3A350#B3A350
#B3A350 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.106 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A350 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 163, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 55.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.79, -4.96, 44.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.79, 44.89, 96.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% -0.0158 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.106 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1367, 36.3586, 12.8603) |
| Luminance | 0.3636 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.62
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.69
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.22
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.35
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A350 #5060B3
analogous
#B37150 #B3A350 #91B350
triadic
#B3A350 #50B3A3 #A350B3
tetradic
#B3A350 #50B371 #5060B3 #B35091
square
#B3A350 #50B371 #5060B3 #B35091
split-complementary
#B3A350 #5091B3 #7150B3
monochromatic
#5F5729 #8A7D3C #B3A350 #C6B97B #D8D0A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#B3A350 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#B3A350 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A350
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A350 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A350 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A554
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a350; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 163, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.106 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbe83',
500: '#b3a350',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a350; $custom-light: #ccbe83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a350",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 163,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.303,
"s": 39.442,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71204,
"c": 0.10575,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.36357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A350
secondary
#99A1C5
accent
#6CCF58
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C