#B5A753#B5A753
#B5A753 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.107 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5A753 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 167, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 40%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 54.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.08, -5.98, 44.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.08, 45.11, 97.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.0185 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.107 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4372, 38.0870, 13.7195) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.27
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.05
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.52
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5A753 #5361B5
analogous
#B57653 #B5A753 #92B553
triadic
#B5A753 #53B5A7 #A753B5
tetradic
#B5A753 #53B576 #5361B5 #B55392
square
#B5A753 #53B576 #5361B5 #B55392
split-complementary
#B5A753 #5392B5 #7653B5
monochromatic
#635B2B #8E823D #B5A753 #C7BD7E #DAD3A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B5A753 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B5A753 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5A753
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5A753 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5A753 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A34B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A857
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5a753; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 167, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.107 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc086',
500: '#b5a753',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5a753; $custom-light: #cdc086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5a753",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 167,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 39.837,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72282,
"c": 0.10665,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.38086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5A753
secondary
#9CA3C7
accent
#69D058
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#82817C