#B3A443#B3A443
#B3A443 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.118 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A443 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 164, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 46%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 63%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 62.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, -6.47, 50.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 51.30, 97.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.27% -0.0216 0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.27% 0.118 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8803, 36.5412, 10.6303) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.90
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.03
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.06
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.17
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.22
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A443 #4352B3
analogous
#B36C43 #B3A443 #8AB343
triadic
#B3A443 #43B3A4 #A443B3
tetradic
#B3A443 #43B36C #4352B3 #B3438A
square
#B3A443 #43B36C #4352B3 #B3438A
split-complementary
#B3A443 #438AB3 #6C43B3
monochromatic
#5A5222 #867B32 #B3A443 #C8BB6B #D8D098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B3A443 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#B3A443 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A443
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A443 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A443 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A548
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0998F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a443; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 164, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.118 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbe7b',
500: '#b3a443',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a443; $custom-light: #cdbe7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a443",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 164,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.964,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71272,
"c": 0.11837,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.3654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A443
secondary
#8D95C4
accent
#64D553
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C