#B09C8D#B09C8D
#B09C8D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.032 H 59.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 156, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 18%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 20%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 19.9%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 4.88, 10.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 11.62, 65.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% 0.0164 0.0274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.032 59.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6007, 34.9310, 30.1138) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.49
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.20
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.95
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.97
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 7.51
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09C8D #8DA1B0
analogous
#B08D90 #B09C8D #B0AE8D
triadic
#B09C8D #8DB09C #9C8DB0
tetradic
#B09C8D #90B08D #8DA1B0 #AE8DB0
square
#B09C8D #90B08D #8DA1B0 #AE8DB0
split-complementary
#B09C8D #8DB0AE #8D90B0
monochromatic
#735F50 #977D69 #B09C8D #C9BBB1 #E2DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B09C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#B09C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09C8D
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09C8D | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29D8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A18D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 156, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.032 59.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b9ae',
500: '#b09c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09c8d; $custom-light: #c8b9ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 156,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.714,
"s": 18.135,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70613,
"c": 0.03192,
"h": 59.1
},
"luminance": 0.3493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09C8D
secondary
#C6CDD3
accent
#799C49
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F