#B59B49#B59B49
#B59B49 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.106 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 155, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 59.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.76, -0.35, 45.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.76, 45.73, 90.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.62% -0.0035 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.62% 0.106 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9814, 33.7491, 11.1317) |
| Luminance | 0.3375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.65
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.49
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.69
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.90
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.06
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59B49 #4963B5
analogous
#B56549 #B59B49 #99B549
triadic
#B59B49 #49B59B #9B49B5
tetradic
#B59B49 #49B565 #4963B5 #B54999
square
#B59B49 #49B565 #4963B5 #B54999
split-complementary
#B59B49 #4999B5 #6549B5
monochromatic
#5E5026 #897637 #B59B49 #C7B374 #D9CBA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#B59B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#B59B49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59B49
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59B49 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9941
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A04C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 155, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.106 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb87e',
500: '#b59b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59b49; $custom-light: #ceb87e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 155,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.556,
"s": 42.52,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69619,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.33747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59B49
secondary
#94A0C5
accent
#74D255
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C