#B3A44A#B3A44A
#B3A44A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.112 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 164, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 58.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.00, -5.97, 47.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.00, 48.11, 97.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.35% -0.0194 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.35% 0.112 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1031, 36.6304, 11.8039) |
| Luminance | 0.3663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.48
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.63
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.77
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A44A #4A59B3
analogous
#B3704A #B3A44A #8DB34A
triadic
#B3A44A #4AB3A4 #A44AB3
tetradic
#B3A44A #4AB370 #4A59B3 #B34A8D
square
#B3A44A #4AB370 #4A59B3 #B34A8D
split-complementary
#B3A44A #4A8DB3 #704AB3
monochromatic
#5C5526 #887C38 #B3A44A #C6BA74 #D8D0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#B3A44A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#B3A44A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A44A
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A44A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A44A | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A64E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a44a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 164, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.112 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbe80',
500: '#b3a44a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a44a; $custom-light: #ccbe80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a44a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 164,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71347,
"c": 0.11227,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.36629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A44A
secondary
#949BC4
accent
#68D156
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C