#B3A446#B3A446
#B3A446 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.116 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 164, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 60.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.96, -6.26, 49.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.96, 49.95, 97.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% -0.0207 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.116 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9726, 36.5782, 11.1166) |
| Luminance | 0.3658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.56
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.34
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.39
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.47
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.50
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A446 #4655B3
analogous
#B36E46 #B3A446 #8CB346
triadic
#B3A446 #46B3A4 #A446B3
tetradic
#B3A446 #46B36E #4655B3 #B3468C
square
#B3A446 #46B36E #4655B3 #B3468C
split-complementary
#B3A446 #468CB3 #6E46B3
monochromatic
#5B5324 #877C35 #B3A446 #C7BB6F #D8D09B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B3A446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#B3A446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A446
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A446 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A03C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A64B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 164, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.116 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbe7d',
500: '#b3a446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a446; $custom-light: #ccbe7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a446",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 164,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.743,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71303,
"c": 0.11581,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.36577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A446
secondary
#9098C4
accent
#66D454
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C