#B3A352#B3A352
#B3A352 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.104 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A352 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 163, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 54.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.82, -4.79, 43.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.82, 43.93, 96.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.23% -0.0151 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.23% 0.104 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2117, 36.3886, 13.2553) |
| Luminance | 0.3639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.44
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.07
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.34
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A352 #5262B3
analogous
#B37252 #B3A352 #92B352
triadic
#B3A352 #52B3A3 #A352B3
tetradic
#B3A352 #52B372 #5262B3 #B35292
square
#B3A352 #52B372 #5262B3 #B35292
split-complementary
#B3A352 #5292B3 #7252B3
monochromatic
#60572A #8B7E3D #B3A352 #C6BA7D #D8D0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#B3A352 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#B3A352 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A352
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A352 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A352 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A556
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a352; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 163, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.104 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbe85',
500: '#b3a352',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a352; $custom-light: #ccbe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a352",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 163,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.103,
"s": 38.956,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7123,
"c": 0.1038,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.36387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A352
secondary
#9BA2C6
accent
#6CCF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C