#B59F4E#B59F4E
#B59F4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.105 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 56.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, -2.12, 44.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 44.63, 92.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% -0.008 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.105 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8306, 35.1716, 12.2657) |
| Luminance | 0.3517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.50
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.47
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.19
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.55
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59F4E #4E64B5
analogous
#B56B4E #B59F4E #98B54E
triadic
#B59F4E #4EB59F #9F4EB5
tetradic
#B59F4E #4EB56B #4E64B5 #B54E98
square
#B59F4E #4EB56B #4E64B5 #B54E98
split-complementary
#B59F4E #4E98B5 #6B4EB5
monochromatic
#605428 #8B7A3A #B59F4E #C7B679 #D9CEA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#B59F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#B59F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59F4E
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59F4E | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2948D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.105 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebb82',
500: '#b59f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59f4e; $custom-light: #cebb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.184,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7052,
"c": 0.10453,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.3517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59F4E
secondary
#99A2C6
accent
#71D157
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#82807C