#B8A181#B8A181
#B8A181 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.052 H 75.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A181 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 161, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 28%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 30%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 29.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.48, 3.54, 19.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.48, 20.10, 79.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% 0.0126 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.052 75.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4750, 37.2663, 26.0364) |
| Luminance | 0.3726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 0.44
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.08
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.41
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.95
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.18
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A181 #8198B8
analogous
#B88681 #B8A181 #B4B881
triadic
#B8A181 #81B8A1 #A181B8
tetradic
#B8A181 #81B886 #8198B8 #B881B4
square
#B8A181 #81B886 #8198B8 #B881B4
split-complementary
#B8A181 #81B4B8 #8681B8
monochromatic
#7A6445 #A1845B #B8A181 #CEBEA8 #E4DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B8A181 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#B8A181 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A181
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A181 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A181 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA17F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a181; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 161, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.052 75.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebca5',
500: '#b8a181',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a181; $custom-light: #cebca5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a181",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 161,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.909,
"s": 27.919,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72098,
"c": 0.05177,
"h": 75.9
},
"luminance": 0.37265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A181
secondary
#C0C9D5
accent
#6AA73F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F