#B7B36D#B7B36D
#B7B36D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.091 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B7B36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 179, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 34%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 40%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 40.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, -8.93, 36.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 37.30, 103.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.41% -0.0245 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.41% 0.091 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4095, 43.4125, 20.8212) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 1.69
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.73
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.94
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.57
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.83
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B7B36D #6D71B7
analogous
#B78E6D #B7B36D #96B76D
triadic
#B7B36D #6DB7B3 #B36DB7
tetradic
#B7B36D #6DB78E #6D71B7 #B76D96
square
#B7B36D #6DB78E #6D71B7 #B76D96
split-complementary
#B7B36D #6D96B7 #8E6DB7
monochromatic
#726E38 #9B964C #B7B36D #CBC896 #DFDEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#B7B36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#B7B36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B7B36D
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B7B36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B7B36D | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B270
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1ABA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b7b36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 179, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.091 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec998',
500: '#b7b36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b7b36d; $custom-light: #cec998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b7b36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 179,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.757,
"s": 33.945,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75407,
"c": 0.09149,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.43412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B7B36D
secondary
#B1B3CF
accent
#64CA5E
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F9F8F2
border
#D2D1CC
text
#14130E
muted
#82827E