#B6AA4A#B6AA4A
#B6AA4A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.118 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6AA4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 170, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 59.3%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, -7.85, 49.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 50.55, 98.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% -0.025 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.118 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9034, 39.1903, 12.2032) |
| Luminance | 0.3919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.19
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.45
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.08
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.13
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.27
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6AA4A #4A56B6
analogous
#B6744A #B6AA4A #8CB64A
triadic
#B6AA4A #4AB6AA #AA4AB6
tetradic
#B6AA4A #4AB674 #4A56B6 #B64A8C
square
#B6AA4A #4AB674 #4A56B6 #B64A8C
split-complementary
#B6AA4A #4A8CB6 #744AB6
monochromatic
#5F5926 #8B8238 #B6AA4A #C8BE76 #D9D3A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B6AA4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#B6AA4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B6AA4A
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6AA4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6AA4A | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A540
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39F95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6aa4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 170, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.118 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec380',
500: '#b6aa4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6aa4a; $custom-light: #cec380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6aa4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 170,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.333,
"s": 42.52,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7291,
"c": 0.11788,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.39189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6AA4A
secondary
#969BC6
accent
#63D255
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120A
muted
#83817C