#B4AA5D#B4AA5D
#B4AA5D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.099 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AA5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 170, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 37%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 48.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -7.09, 40.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 41.33, 99.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0206 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.099 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1738, 39.2442, 16.0759) |
| Luminance | 0.3924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.87
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.67
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.66
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.79
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AA5D #5D67B4
analogous
#B47E5D #B4AA5D #92B45D
triadic
#B4AA5D #5DB4AA #AA5DB4
tetradic
#B4AA5D #5DB47E #5D67B4 #B45D92
square
#B4AA5D #5DB47E #5D67B4 #B45D92
split-complementary
#B4AA5D #5D92B4 #7E5DB4
monochromatic
#676130 #918843 #B4AA5D #C7C087 #DBD6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B4AA5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#B4AA5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AA5D
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AA5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AA5D | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A656
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4aa5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 170, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.099 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccc38c',
500: '#b4aa5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4aa5d; $custom-light: #ccc38c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4aa5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 170,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.103,
"s": 36.709,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72968,
"c": 0.09937,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.39243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AA5D
secondary
#A4A8C9
accent
#68CD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D