#B4AC73#B4AC73
#B4AC73 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.077 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 172, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 30%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 36%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 36.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, -5.78, 30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 30.93, 100.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.0149 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.077 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6699, 40.4471, 22.0917) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.38
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.02
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.48
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.66
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AC73 #737BB4
analogous
#B48B73 #B4AC73 #9CB473
triadic
#B4AC73 #73B4AC #AC73B4
tetradic
#B4AC73 #73B48B #737BB4 #B4739C
square
#B4AC73 #73B48B #737BB4 #B4739C
split-complementary
#B4AC73 #739CB4 #8B73B4
monochromatic
#706A3C #989052 #B4AC73 #C9C49B #DFDBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#B4AC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#B4AC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AC73
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AC73 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A86F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4ac73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 172, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.077 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc49c',
500: '#b4ac73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4ac73; $custom-light: #cbc49c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4ac73",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 172,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.615,
"s": 30.233,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73753,
"c": 0.07651,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.40446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AC73
secondary
#B4B8CE
accent
#6EC661
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E