#B59410Faint Gold (#B59410) is a mid-tone, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.135. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B59410 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 148, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 84%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 91%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 91%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.5 0.9 64.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.678 0.135 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Faint Gold shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b98f00 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ba9406 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b59410 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b59513 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Faint Gold in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.91:1 and against black 7.21:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff1c4 · #e3c66a · #b59410 · #957900 · #6b5600 · #443600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#aec97c · #b1b04e · #b59410 · #b07910 · #a46120 · #934c2b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9dc39c · #b59410 · #92770c · #1c6f24 · #504000 · #0b310e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eedda5 · #c3ba9d · #b59410 · #4252a6 · #463805 · #271e01
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf1ff · #b59410 · #827c6b · #484a53 · #241e0b · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eef1fd · #c5c9d6 · #989dac · #202436 · #020412 · #b59410
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cfdebb · #91bb82 · #b59410 · #986ea3 · #3334ef · #150520
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aedbe8 · #96b4cc · #b59410 · #91739b · #6d47a4 · #190b03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daf8ff · #b59410 · #008ca0 · #73276a · #390034 · #000204
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d5fbf4 · #b59410 · #009082 · #344193 · #3f001a · #010011
#C1A444 · #CDB465 · #D9C483 · #E5D4A0 · #F2E5BD
#957900 · #765F00 · #594700 · #3D2F00 · #231A00
#AF9542 · #A8975E · #A29775
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.