#B3A46A#B3A46A
#B3A46A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.079 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A46A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 164, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 41%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 40.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.41, -2.96, 32.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.41, 32.20, 95.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% -0.0074 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.079 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4681, 37.1764, 18.9930) |
| Luminance | 0.3718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.14
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.64
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.33
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.19
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A46A #6A79B3
analogous
#B37F6A #B3A46A #9DB36A
triadic
#B3A46A #6AB3A4 #A46AB3
tetradic
#B3A46A #6AB37F #6A79B3 #B36A9D
square
#B3A46A #6AB37F #6A79B3 #B36A9D
split-complementary
#B3A46A #6A9DB3 #7F6AB3
monochromatic
#6C6137 #94854C #B3A46A #C8BD93 #DCD6BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B3A46A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B3A46A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A46A
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A46A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A46A | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA166
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A66C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a46a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 164, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.079 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe95',
500: '#b3a46a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a46a; $custom-light: #cbbe95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a46a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 164,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.671,
"s": 32.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71805,
"c": 0.07889,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.37175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A46A
secondary
#ADB3CC
accent
#75C95F
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E