#B3A46B#B3A46B
#B3A46B is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.078 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 164, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 40%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 40.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, -2.85, 31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 31.68, 95.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.82% -0.007 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.82% 0.078 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5204, 37.1973, 19.2685) |
| Luminance | 0.3720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.54
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.18
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.30
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.06
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A46B #6B7AB3
analogous
#B3806B #B3A46B #9EB36B
triadic
#B3A46B #6BB3A4 #A46BB3
tetradic
#B3A46B #6BB380 #6B7AB3 #B36B9E
square
#B3A46B #6BB380 #6B7AB3 #B36B9E
split-complementary
#B3A46B #6B9EB3 #806BB3
monochromatic
#6C6138 #95854C #B3A46B #C8BD93 #DDD6BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B3A46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#B3A46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A46B
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A46B | 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)
#AFA167
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A66D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 164, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.078 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbe96',
500: '#b3a46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a46b; $custom-light: #cbbe96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 164,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.5,
"s": 32.143,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71822,
"c": 0.07773,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.37196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A46B
secondary
#AEB4CC
accent
#75C85F
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E