#B79F48#B79F48
#B79F48 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.110 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 44%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 61%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 60.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.01, -1.71, 47.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.01, 47.70, 92.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.64% -0.0076 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.64% 0.11 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0977, 35.3331, 11.2062) |
| Luminance | 0.3533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.41
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.80
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79F48 #4860B7
analogous
#B76848 #B79F48 #97B748
triadic
#B79F48 #48B79F #9F48B7
tetradic
#B79F48 #48B768 #4860B7 #B74897
square
#B79F48 #48B768 #4860B7 #B74897
split-complementary
#B79F48 #4897B7 #6848B7
monochromatic
#5F5325 #8B7937 #B79F48 #C8B674 #DACDA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B79F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#B79F48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79F48
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79F48 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A44C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5948C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.110 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbb7e',
500: '#b79f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79f48; $custom-light: #cfbb7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.027,
"s": 43.529,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70643,
"c": 0.11035,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.35331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79F48
secondary
#959FC6
accent
#70D355
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C