#B7AA4E#B7AA4E
#B7AA4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.114 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7AA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 170, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 57.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, -7.12, 48.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 48.76, 98.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.0225 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.114 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2795, 39.3681, 12.9467) |
| Luminance | 0.3937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.89
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.14
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.49
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.55
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.72
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7AA4E #4E5BB7
analogous
#B7754E #B7AA4E #8FB74E
triadic
#B7AA4E #4EB7AA #AA4EB7
tetradic
#B7AA4E #4EB775 #4E5BB7 #B74E8F
square
#B7AA4E #4EB775 #4E5BB7 #B74E8F
split-complementary
#B7AA4E #4E8FB7 #754EB7
monochromatic
#635B28 #8E843A #B7AA4E #C9BF7A #DAD4A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#B7AA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#B7AA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7AA4E
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7AA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7AA4E | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7aa4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 170, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.114 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc383',
500: '#b7aa4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7aa4e; $custom-light: #cfc383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7aa4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 170,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.571,
"s": 42.169,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73046,
"c": 0.11428,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.39367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7AA4E
secondary
#999FC8
accent
#65D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C