Cool Honey Sheen

#b9a16a

Notes

Cool Honey Sheen (#B9A16A) is a true amber with a warm character. It leans warm, pulling light toward red, orange, and yellow. Naturally inviting, it suits editorial and hospitality contexts. Its HSL profile (42°, 36%, 57%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#b9a16a

RGB

rgb(185, 161, 106)

HSL

hsl(42, 36%, 57%)