#B59A2B#B59A2B
#B59A2B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.128 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 76.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -1.55, 58.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 58.11, 91.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.14% -0.0105 0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.14% 0.128 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0494, 33.1111, 7.0407) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.69
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.29
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.30
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.38
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A2B #2B46B5
analogous
#B5552B #B59A2B #8BB52B
triadic
#B59A2B #2BB59A #9A2BB5
tetradic
#B59A2B #2BB555 #2B46B5 #B52B8B
square
#B59A2B #2BB555 #2B46B5 #B52B8B
split-complementary
#B59A2B #2B8BB5 #552BB5
monochromatic
#524614 #84701F #B59A2B #D4B949 #E0CC7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#B59A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#B59A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A2B
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A2B | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9716
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C48D85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.128 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb76d',
500: '#b59a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a2b; $custom-light: #cfb76d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.261,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69135,
"c": 0.12777,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.33109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A2B
secondary
#7484C8
accent
#63E543
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141107
muted
#83807A