#B4AA96#B4AA96
#B4AA96 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.030 H 84.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4AA96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 170, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 17%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 17%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 16.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.93, 0.19, 11.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.93, 11.61, 89.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% 0.0029 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.03 84.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7018, 40.6554, 34.6567) |
| Luminance | 0.4066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 1.79
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 3.69
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 3.99
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.12
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.44
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4AA96 #96A0B4
analogous
#B49B96 #B4AA96 #AFB496
triadic
#B4AA96 #96B4AA #AA96B4
tetradic
#B4AA96 #96B49B #96A0B4 #B496AF
square
#B4AA96 #96B49B #96A0B4 #B496AF
split-complementary
#B4AA96 #96AFB4 #9B96B4
monochromatic
#796E56 #9B8D72 #B4AA96 #CEC7BA #E7E4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#B4AA96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#B4AA96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4AA96
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4AA96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4AA96 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA995
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AC97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4aa96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 170, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.030 84.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cac3b4',
500: '#b4aa96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4aa96; $custom-light: #cac3b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4aa96",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 170,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 16.667,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74092,
"c": 0.03021,
"h": 84.6
},
"luminance": 0.40655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4AA96
secondary
#CED1D8
accent
#659B4B
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F7F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131211
muted
#828180