#B3A563#B3A563
#B3A563 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.088 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A563 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 165, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 34%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 45%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 44.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.57, -4.26, 35.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.57, 36.20, 96.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.9% -0.0117 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.9% 0.088 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2985, 37.3960, 17.2134) |
| Luminance | 0.3740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.20
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.48
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.50
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.93
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A563 #6371B3
analogous
#B37D63 #B3A563 #99B363
triadic
#B3A563 #63B3A5 #A563B3
tetradic
#B3A563 #63B37D #6371B3 #B36399
square
#B3A563 #63B37D #6371B3 #B36399
split-complementary
#B3A563 #6399B3 #7D63B3
monochromatic
#695F33 #928547 #B3A563 #C7BD8C #DBD4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B3A563 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#B3A563 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A563
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A563 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A563 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A25E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A766
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a563; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 165, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.088 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf90',
500: '#b3a563',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a563; $custom-light: #cbbf90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a563",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 165,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.5,
"s": 34.483,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.719,
"c": 0.0878,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.37395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A563
secondary
#A8AECA
accent
#70CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#13120D
muted
#82817D