#B8A75F#B8A75F
#B8A75F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.095 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A75F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 39%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 48.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.50, -3.63, 39.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.50, 39.43, 95.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% -0.0106 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.095 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6525, 38.6554, 16.4075) |
| Luminance | 0.3865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.26
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.92
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.20
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.44
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A75F #5F70B8
analogous
#B87A5F #B8A75F #9DB85F
triadic
#B8A75F #5FB8A7 #A75FB8
tetradic
#B8A75F #5FB87A #5F70B8 #B85F9D
square
#B8A75F #5FB87A #5F70B8 #B85F9D
split-complementary
#B8A75F #5F9DB8 #7A5FB8
monochromatic
#6C6130 #978743 #B8A75F #CBBE89 #DED6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#B8A75F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#B8A75F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A75F
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A75F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A75F | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a75f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.095 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc08e',
500: '#b8a75f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a75f; $custom-light: #cfc08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a75f",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.539,
"s": 38.528,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72723,
"c": 0.09469,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.38654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A75F
secondary
#A7AECC
accent
#70CE59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F7F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D