#B59A2D#B59A2D
#B59A2D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.127 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 75.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.26, -1.47, 57.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.26, 57.38, 91.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.01 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.127 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0870, 33.1262, 7.2387) |
| Luminance | 0.3312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.56
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 2.79
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 3.40
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 3.42
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.47
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A2D #2D48B5
analogous
#B5562D #B59A2D #8CB52D
triadic
#B59A2D #2DB59A #9A2DB5
tetradic
#B59A2D #2DB556 #2D48B5 #B52D8C
square
#B59A2D #2DB556 #2D48B5 #B52D8C
split-complementary
#B59A2D #2D8CB5 #562DB5
monochromatic
#534715 #847021 #B59A2D #D3B84D #DFCC7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#B59A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#B59A2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A2D
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A2D | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 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)
#AB971A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C48E85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.127 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb76e',
500: '#b59a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a2d; $custom-light: #cfb76e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.088,
"s": 60.177,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69149,
"c": 0.1266,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.33124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A2D
secondary
#7686C7
accent
#64E344
background
#FDFBF6
surface
#FAF6EC
border
#D3D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#83807B