#B4A55E#B4A55E
#B4A55E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.093 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 36%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 47.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.59, -4.34, 38.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.59, 38.82, 96.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% -0.0125 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.093 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2989, 37.4230, 16.0041) |
| Luminance | 0.3742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.00
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.41
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.82
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.12
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A55E #5E6DB4
analogous
#B47A5E #B4A55E #98B45E
triadic
#B4A55E #5EB4A5 #A55EB4
tetradic
#B4A55E #5EB47A #5E6DB4 #B45E98
square
#B4A55E #5EB47A #5E6DB4 #B45E98
split-complementary
#B4A55E #5E98B4 #7A5EB4
monochromatic
#675E30 #918444 #B4A55E #C7BC88 #DBD4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B4A55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#B4A55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A55E
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A55E | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.093 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbf8d',
500: '#b4a55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a55e; $custom-light: #ccbf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.535,
"s": 36.441,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71915,
"c": 0.09338,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.37422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A55E
secondary
#A5ABC9
accent
#6FCC5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D