#B8AB52#B8AB52
#B8AB52 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AB52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 171, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 42%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 55.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -6.90, 46.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 47.32, 98.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% -0.0215 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.112 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8543, 39.9267, 13.7990) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.42
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.67
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.89
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AB52 #525FB8
analogous
#B87852 #B8AB52 #92B852
triadic
#B8AB52 #52B8AB #AB52B8
tetradic
#B8AB52 #52B878 #525FB8 #B85292
square
#B8AB52 #52B878 #525FB8 #B85292
split-complementary
#B8AB52 #5292B8 #7852B8
monochromatic
#665E2A #91863C #B8AB52 #CAC07D #DCD5A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B8AB52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8AB52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AB52
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AB52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AB52 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A649
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAC56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ab52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 171, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c385',
500: '#b8ab52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ab52; $custom-light: #d0c385; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ab52",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 171,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.353,
"s": 41.803,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73398,
"c": 0.1115,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.39925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AB52
secondary
#9DA2C9
accent
#66D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF7EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14120B
muted
#83817C