#B8A747#B8A747
#B8A747 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.118 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A747 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 44%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 61%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 61.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, -5.62, 50.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 50.94, 96.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% -0.0191 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.118 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7246, 38.2842, 11.5205) |
| Luminance | 0.3828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.76
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.12
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.16
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.45
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A747 #4758B8
analogous
#B86E47 #B8A747 #91B847
triadic
#B8A747 #47B8A7 #A747B8
tetradic
#B8A747 #47B86E #4758B8 #B84791
square
#B8A747 #47B86E #4758B8 #B84791
split-complementary
#B8A747 #4791B8 #6E47B8
monochromatic
#605725 #8C7F36 #B8A747 #C9BC73 #DAD19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B8A747 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#B8A747 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A747
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A747 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A747 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A33C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA94C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a747; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.118 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c07e',
500: '#b8a747',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a747; $custom-light: #d0c07e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a747",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.973,
"s": 44.314,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72421,
"c": 0.1178,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.38283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A747
secondary
#949CC7
accent
#67D454
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF7EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14120A
muted
#83817C