#B8A75D#B8A75D
#B8A75D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.097 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A75D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 39%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 49%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 49.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.47, -3.82, 40.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.47, 40.43, 95.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% -0.0114 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.097 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5628, 38.6195, 15.9348) |
| Luminance | 0.3862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.32
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.93
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.18
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.68
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A75D #5D6EB8
analogous
#B87A5D #B8A75D #9CB85D
triadic
#B8A75D #5DB8A7 #A75DB8
tetradic
#B8A75D #5DB87A #5D6EB8 #B85D9C
square
#B8A75D #5DB87A #5D6EB8 #B85D9C
split-complementary
#B8A75D #5D9CB8 #7A5DB8
monochromatic
#6B602F #968642 #B8A75D #CBBE88 #DDD5B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B8A75D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#B8A75D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A75D
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A75D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A75D | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a75d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.097 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc08c',
500: '#b8a75d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a75d; $custom-light: #cfc08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a75d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.791,
"s": 39.056,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72694,
"c": 0.09679,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.38618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A75D
secondary
#A5ACCC
accent
#6FCF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D