#B8A753#B8A753
#B8A753 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.107 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A753 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 42%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 54.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, -4.71, 45.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 45.33, 95.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% -0.015 0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.107 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1485, 38.4537, 13.7528) |
| Luminance | 0.3845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.98
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.25
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.29
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.43
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.92
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A753 #5364B8
analogous
#B87553 #B8A753 #97B853
triadic
#B8A753 #53B8A7 #A753B8
tetradic
#B8A753 #53B875 #5364B8 #B85397
square
#B8A753 #53B875 #5364B8 #B85397
split-complementary
#B8A753 #5397B8 #7553B8
monochromatic
#665C2A #92833C #B8A753 #CABD7E #DCD3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B8A753 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#B8A753 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A753
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A753 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A753 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A34B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA957
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a753; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.107 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c086',
500: '#b8a753',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a753; $custom-light: #d0c086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a753",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.901,
"s": 41.564,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72559,
"c": 0.10686,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.38452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A753
secondary
#9DA5C9
accent
#6BD156
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C