#B4A653#B4A653
#B4A653 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.106 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4A653 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 166, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 39%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 53.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.73, -5.88, 44.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.73, 44.65, 97.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% -0.0181 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.106 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0211, 37.6016, 13.6477) |
| Luminance | 0.3760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.13
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.01
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.23
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.53
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4A653 #5361B4
analogous
#B47653 #B4A653 #92B453
triadic
#B4A653 #53B4A6 #A653B4
tetradic
#B4A653 #53B476 #5361B4 #B45392
square
#B4A653 #53B476 #5361B4 #B45392
split-complementary
#B4A653 #5392B4 #7653B4
monochromatic
#625A2B #8D813D #B4A653 #C7BC7E #D9D2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B4A653 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#B4A653 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4A653
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4A653 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4A653 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A24B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4a653; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 166, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.106 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc086',
500: '#b4a653',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4a653; $custom-light: #cdc086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4a653",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 166,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.34,
"s": 39.271,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71976,
"c": 0.10565,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4A653
secondary
#9CA2C7
accent
#6ACF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C