#B3A646#B3A646
#B3A646 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.118 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A646 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 166, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 60.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.50, -7.32, 50.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.50, 50.69, 98.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% -0.0237 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.118 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3334, 37.2996, 11.2369) |
| Luminance | 0.3730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.46
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.88
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.05
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.11
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.17
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A646 #4653B3
analogous
#B37046 #B3A646 #8AB346
triadic
#B3A646 #46B3A6 #A646B3
tetradic
#B3A646 #46B370 #4653B3 #B3468A
square
#B3A646 #46B370 #4653B3 #B3468A
split-complementary
#B3A646 #468AB3 #7046B3
monochromatic
#5B5424 #877D35 #B3A646 #C7BC6F #D8D19B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B3A646 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#B3A646 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A646
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A646 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A646 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A13B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A74B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09B91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a646; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 166, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.118 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc07d',
500: '#b3a646',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a646; $custom-light: #ccc07d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a646",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 166,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.844,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71733,
"c": 0.11765,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.37298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A646
secondary
#9097C4
accent
#63D454
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#82817C