#B49A37#B49A37
#B49A37 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.120 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 154, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 69.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.24, -1.41, 53.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.24, 53.33, 91.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.13% -0.0087 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.13% 0.12 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0691, 33.0920, 8.3646) |
| Luminance | 0.3309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.63
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.64
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.09
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.32
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.37
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49A37 #3751B4
analogous
#B45B37 #B49A37 #8FB437
triadic
#B49A37 #37B49A #9A37B4
tetradic
#B49A37 #37B45B #3751B4 #B4378F
square
#B49A37 #37B45B #3751B4 #B4378F
split-complementary
#B49A37 #378FB4 #5B37B4
monochromatic
#564A1A #857229 #B49A37 #CDB55B #DBCA8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#B49A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#B49A37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49A37
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49A37 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA972A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C28E86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 154, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.120 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb773',
500: '#b49a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49a37; $custom-light: #ceb773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 154,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.52,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69126,
"c": 0.11987,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.3309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49A37
secondary
#818FC6
accent
#69DD4B
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#141108
muted
#83807B