#B4B8A8#B4B8A8
#B4B8A8 is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.023 H 118.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4B8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 184, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 10%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 9%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 8.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.07, -4.30, 7.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.07, 8.77, 119.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.49% -0.0108 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.49% 0.023 118.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0297, 46.8115, 43.8068) |
| Luminance | 0.4681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.35
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.53
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.58
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.96
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.17
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4B8A8 #ACA8B8
analogous
#B8B4A8 #B4B8A8 #ACB8A8
triadic
#B4B8A8 #A8B4B8 #B8A8B4
tetradic
#B4B8A8 #A8B8B4 #ACA8B8 #B8A8AC
square
#B4B8A8 #A8B8B4 #ACA8B8 #B8A8AC
split-complementary
#B4B8A8 #A8ACB8 #B4A8B8
monochromatic
#797E67 #979D86 #B4B8A8 #D1D4CA #EEEFEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#B4B8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#B4B8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4B8A8
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4B8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4B8A8 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4b8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 184, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.023 118.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cacdc1',
500: '#b4b8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4b8a8; $custom-light: #cacdc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4b8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 184,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75,
"s": 10.127,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77489,
"c": 0.02267,
"h": 118.3
},
"luminance": 0.46811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4B8A8
secondary
#DDDCE0
accent
#519462
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F8F9F7
border
#D1D2D0
text
#131312
muted
#828281