#B3A86F#B3A86F
#B3A86F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.077 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3A86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 168, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 31%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 38%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 38%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -4.53, 30.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 31.23, 98.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.74% -0.0115 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.74% 0.077 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4629, 38.7377, 20.6449) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.42
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.27
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3A86F #6F7AB3
analogous
#B3866F #B3A86F #9CB36F
triadic
#B3A86F #6FB3A8 #A86FB3
tetradic
#B3A86F #6FB386 #6F7AB3 #B36F9C
square
#B3A86F #6FB386 #6F7AB3 #B36F9C
split-complementary
#B3A86F #6F9CB3 #866FB3
monochromatic
#6E653A #968A4F #B3A86F #C8C097 #DDD8BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#B3A86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#B3A86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3A86F
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3A86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3A86F | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A56B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3a86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 168, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.077 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc199',
500: '#b3a86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3a86f; $custom-light: #cbc199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3a86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 168,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.294,
"s": 30.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72741,
"c": 0.07695,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.38737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3A86F
secondary
#B1B6CD
accent
#71C761
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E