#B89C45#B89C45
#B89C45 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.111 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B89C45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 156, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 62.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.28, 0.13, 48.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.28, 48.29, 89.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.0028 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.111 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7313, 34.3987, 10.5446) |
| Luminance | 0.3440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.36
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.38
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.51
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B89C45 #4561B8
analogous
#B86245 #B89C45 #9BB845
triadic
#B89C45 #45B89C #9C45B8
tetradic
#B89C45 #45B862 #4561B8 #B8459B
square
#B89C45 #45B862 #4561B8 #B8459B
split-complementary
#B89C45 #459BB8 #6245B8
monochromatic
#5F5124 #8B7634 #B89C45 #CAB471 #DACB9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#B89C45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#B89C45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B89C45
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B89C45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B89C45 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9A3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A249
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b89c45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 156, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.111 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b87c',
500: '#b89c45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b89c45; $custom-light: #d0b87c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b89c45",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 156,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.391,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7008,
"c": 0.11101,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.34397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B89C45
secondary
#929FC7
accent
#72D553
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C