#B29C8A#B29C8A
#B29C8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.037 H 61.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B29C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 21%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 22%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 22.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.81, 5.20, 12.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.81, 13.45, 67.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.72% 0.0174 0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.72% 0.037 61.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8361, 35.0779, 28.9755) |
| Luminance | 0.3508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.44
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.73
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.92
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.72
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B29C8A #8AA0B2
analogous
#B28A8C #B29C8A #B2B08A
triadic
#B29C8A #8AB29C #9C8AB2
tetradic
#B29C8A #8CB28A #8AA0B2 #B08AB2
square
#B29C8A #8CB28A #8AA0B2 #B08AB2
split-complementary
#B29C8A #8AB2B0 #8A8CB2
monochromatic
#755F4D #9A7D65 #B29C8A #CABBAF #E3DAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#B29C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#B29C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B29C8A
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B29C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B29C8A | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39D89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A28A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b29c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.037 61.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b9ac',
500: '#b29c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b29c8a; $custom-light: #c9b9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b29c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27,
"s": 20.619,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70723,
"c": 0.03651,
"h": 61.5
},
"luminance": 0.35077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B29C8A
secondary
#C5CDD3
accent
#779F47
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F