#B79C8A#B79C8A
#B79C8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.041 H 55.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 24%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 25%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 24.6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.28, 7.15, 13.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.28, 14.95, 61.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% 0.0232 0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.041 55.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0046, 35.6804, 29.0303) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 1.70
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.93
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.03
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.48
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.73
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79C8A #8AA5B7
analogous
#B78A8E #B79C8A #B7B28A
triadic
#B79C8A #8AB79C #9C8AB7
tetradic
#B79C8A #8EB78A #8AA5B7 #B28AB7
square
#B79C8A #8EB78A #8AA5B7 #B28AB7
split-complementary
#B79C8A #8AB7B2 #8A8EB7
monochromatic
#7B5F4C #A07C64 #B79C8A #CEBCB0 #E6DCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B79C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#B79C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79C8A
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79C8A | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49E89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9797
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.041 55.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb9ac',
500: '#b79c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79c8a; $custom-light: #cdb9ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24,
"s": 23.81,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71197,
"c": 0.04106,
"h": 55.6
},
"luminance": 0.35679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79C8A
secondary
#C6D0D6
accent
#7CA243
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F