#B79B8A#B79B8A
#B79B8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.041 H 53.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 24%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 25%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 24.6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, 7.70, 12.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 14.91, 58.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71% 0.0248 0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71% 0.041 53.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8375, 35.3462, 28.9746) |
| Luminance | 0.3534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.34
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.77
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.13
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.23
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79B8A #8AA6B7
analogous
#B78A8F #B79B8A #B7B28A
triadic
#B79B8A #8AB79B #9B8AB7
tetradic
#B79B8A #8FB78A #8AA6B7 #B28AB7
square
#B79B8A #8FB78A #8AA6B7 #B28AB7
split-complementary
#B79B8A #8AB7B2 #8A8FB7
monochromatic
#7B5E4C #A07B64 #B79B8A #CEBBB0 #E6DCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B79B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#B79B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79B8A
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79B8A | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39D89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 155, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.041 53.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb8ac',
500: '#b79b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79b8a; $custom-light: #cdb8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 155,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.667,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70996,
"c": 0.04125,
"h": 53.1
},
"luminance": 0.35345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79B8A
secondary
#C6D0D6
accent
#7EA243
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F