#B59A45#B59A45
#B59A45 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.109 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 61.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.46, -0.10, 47.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.46, 47.29, 90.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0032 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.109 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6873, 33.3663, 10.4004) |
| Luminance | 0.3337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.12
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.54
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.57
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.63
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A45 #4560B5
analogous
#B56245 #B59A45 #98B545
triadic
#B59A45 #45B59A #9A45B5
tetradic
#B59A45 #45B562 #4560B5 #B54598
square
#B59A45 #45B562 #4560B5 #B54598
split-complementary
#B59A45 #4598B5 #6245B5
monochromatic
#5C4F23 #897434 #B59A45 #C8B36F #D9CA9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#B59A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#B59A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A45
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A45 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9983C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A049
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C38F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.109 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb77c',
500: '#b59a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a45; $custom-light: #ceb77c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.536,
"s": 44.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69363,
"c": 0.10898,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.33365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A45
secondary
#919DC5
accent
#72D553
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C