#B8A15E#B8A15E
#B8A15E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.091 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 161, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 39%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 48.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, -0.51, 37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 37.80, 90.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0016 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.091 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5336, 36.4897, 15.8117) |
| Luminance | 0.3649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.85
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.67
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.83
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A15E #5E75B8
analogous
#B8745E #B8A15E #A2B85E
triadic
#B8A15E #5EB8A1 #A15EB8
tetradic
#B8A15E #5EB874 #5E75B8 #B85EA2
square
#B8A15E #5EB874 #5E75B8 #B85EA2
split-complementary
#B8A15E #5EA2B8 #745EB8
monochromatic
#6C5D30 #968142 #B8A15E #CBBA88 #DDD3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B8A15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#B8A15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A15E
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A15E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9F59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A660
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49791
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 161, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.091 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbc8d',
500: '#b8a15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a15e; $custom-light: #cfbc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 161,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.667,
"s": 38.793,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71448,
"c": 0.09076,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.36488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A15E
secondary
#A6B0CC
accent
#77CF59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14120C
muted
#82817D