#B49F45#B49F45
#B49F45 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.113 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49F45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 159, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 61.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -3.23, 48.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 48.75, 93.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.32% -0.0122 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.32% 0.113 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2961, 34.9308, 10.6702) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.47
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.66
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.88
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.16
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.20
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49F45 #455AB4
analogous
#B46845 #B49F45 #92B445
triadic
#B49F45 #45B49F #9F45B4
tetradic
#B49F45 #45B468 #455AB4 #B44592
square
#B49F45 #45B468 #455AB4 #B44592
split-complementary
#B49F45 #4592B4 #6845B4
monochromatic
#5C5123 #887834 #B49F45 #C8B76F #D9CD9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B49F45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#B49F45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49F45
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49F45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49F45 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1948B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49f45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.113 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbb7c',
500: '#b49f45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49f45; $custom-light: #cdbb7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49f45",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 159,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.649,
"s": 44.578,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7032,
"c": 0.11251,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.34929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49F45
secondary
#909AC5
accent
#6CD454
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C