#B3A74BPickled (#B3A74B) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 102°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.114. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B3A74B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 167, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 41%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 58%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 58%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.8 -7.5 48.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.720 0.114 102) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pickled shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b9a242 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b9a748 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#b3a74b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b3a84d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pickled 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 2.46:1 and against black 8.55:1, 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.
#fef5ae · #d6cc7c · #b3a74b · #897e28 · #645a00 · #403900
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.
#b3d89c · #b1c074 · #b3a74b · #af8d3e · #a57539 · #97603a
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.
#b3a74b · #6b9177 · #746a1c · #005d30 · #3a3400 · #00220d
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.
#f2edc2 · #cbc9af · #b3a74b · #8a8558 · #5958a0 · #2d2a11
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f1fd · #b3a74b · #8c8a7a · #515259 · #242212 · #010103
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.
#f0f1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #b3a74b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9dbb9 · #b3a74b · #7a9e6d · #226fb9 · #2b3257 · #061417
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b1e1e1 · #b3a74b · #af6dcf · #56667c · #303552 · #0a1304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dff6ff · #b3a74b · #3f95b1 · #7b3564 · #3e052e · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d9faf8 · #b3a74b · #369b97 · #4a488f · #450215 · #01000d
#BEB466 · #CAC17F · #D5CE97 · #E1DCAF · #EDE9C6
#948934 · #756B1D · #585001 · #3C3500 · #211D00
#B0A763 · #ACA776 · #A9A688
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.