#B3A66E#B3A66E
#B3A66E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.076 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 166, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 31%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 39%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 38.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.01, -3.58, 30.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.01, 30.92, 96.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.3% -0.0088 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.3% 0.076 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0418, 37.9830, 20.2344) |
| Luminance | 0.3798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.91
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.76
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.11
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A66E #6E7BB3
analogous
#B3846E #B3A66E #9EB36E
triadic
#B3A66E #6EB3A6 #A66EB3
tetradic
#B3A66E #6EB384 #6E7BB3 #B36E9E
square
#B3A66E #6EB384 #6E7BB3 #B36E9E
split-complementary
#B3A66E #6E9EB3 #846EB3
monochromatic
#6D6439 #95884E #B3A66E #C8BF96 #DDD7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B3A66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#B3A66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A66E
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A66E | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 166, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.076 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc098',
500: '#b3a66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a66e; $custom-light: #cbc098; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 166,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.696,
"s": 31.222,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72299,
"c": 0.07613,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.37982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A66E
secondary
#B0B6CD
accent
#74C760
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E