#B8A76F#B8A76F
#B8A76F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.077 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A76F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 34%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 40%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 39.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.73, -1.95, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.73, 31.27, 93.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.98% -0.0043 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.98% 0.077 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4559, 38.9767, 20.6388) |
| Luminance | 0.3897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.53
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.03
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.15
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A76F #6F80B8
analogous
#B8826F #B8A76F #A4B86F
triadic
#B8A76F #6FB8A7 #A76FB8
tetradic
#B8A76F #6FB882 #6F80B8 #B86FA4
square
#B8A76F #6FB882 #6F80B8 #B86FA4
split-complementary
#B8A76F #6FA4B8 #826FB8
monochromatic
#746639 #9D8A4D #B8A76F #CCC098 #E0D9C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B8A76F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#B8A76F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A76F
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A76F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A76F | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A56B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a76f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.077 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec199',
500: '#b8a76f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a76f; $custom-light: #cec199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a76f",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.027,
"s": 33.953,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72984,
"c": 0.07688,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.38975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A76F
secondary
#B3BAD0
accent
#77CA5E
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E