#B8A860

Closest named color: Camel (#C69F59). oklch(72.9% 0.095 97.1), rgb(184, 168, 96).

Black text reads best on this color (8.80:1).

About this color

#B8A860 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 73%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 97°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camel (#C69F59), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.80:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (73%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Camel (#C69F59)
Black text	8.80:1
White text	2.38:1

Values

HEX	#B8A860
RGB	rgb(184, 168, 96)
HSL	hsl(49, 38%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.095 97.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #B8A860	2.38:1	Fails	Lc -51.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #B8A860	8.80:1	AAA	Lc 57.1	Large or bold text, headings
#B8A860 text on white	2.38:1	Fails	Lc 46.9	Large or bold text, headings
#B8A860 text on black	8.80:1	AAA	Lc -55.1	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F7F6F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 98.9)
Step 100
100

#EDEADD

oklch(93.6% 0.018 96.1)
Step 200
200

#DFDAC1

oklch(88.6% 0.034 97.7)
Step 300
300

#CBC196

oklch(80.8% 0.059 96.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#B8A860

oklch(72.9% 0.095 97.1)
Step 500
500

#9E891E

oklch(63.1% 0.121 97.2)
Step 600
600

#867300

oklch(55.7% 0.115 97.6)
Step 700
700

#716000

oklch(49.1% 0.101 97)
Step 800
800

#5D4E00

oklch(42.6% 0.088 96.3)
Step 900
900

#4D4100

oklch(37.6% 0.078 97.3)
Step 950
950

#2D2605

oklch(26.9% 0.05 97.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B8A860 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B5A55A	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9AA63	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C49E97	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A8A8A8	0.095