#B4B37E#B4B37E
#B4B37E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.071 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4B37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 179, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 26%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 30%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 30%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, -8.09, 27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 28.45, 106.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% -0.0209 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.071 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7086, 43.4505, 26.0823) |
| Luminance | 0.4345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.06
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.15
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.27
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.26
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.39
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4B37E #7E7FB4
analogous
#B4987E #B4B37E #9AB47E
triadic
#B4B37E #7EB4B3 #B37EB4
tetradic
#B4B37E #7EB498 #7E7FB4 #B47E9A
square
#B4B37E #7EB498 #7E7FB4 #B47E9A
split-complementary
#B4B37E #7E9AB4 #987EB4
monochromatic
#747343 #9B9A5A #B4B37E #CBCAA5 #E1E1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#B4B37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#B4B37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4B37E
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4B37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4B37E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAF7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4b37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 179, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.071 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbc9a4',
500: '#b4b37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4b37e; $custom-light: #cbc9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4b37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 179,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.889,
"s": 26.471,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75456,
"c": 0.07123,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.4345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4B37E
secondary
#BDBDD1
accent
#67C365
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#13130F
muted
#82827F