#B8A280#B8A280
#B8A280 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.053 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A280 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 162, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 28%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 30%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 30.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 2.86, 20.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 20.86, 82.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% 0.0106 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.053 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5843, 37.5907, 25.7465) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 0.64
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.73
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.10
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.20
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.60
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A280 #8096B8
analogous
#B88680 #B8A280 #B2B880
triadic
#B8A280 #80B8A2 #A280B8
tetradic
#B8A280 #80B886 #8096B8 #B880B2
square
#B8A280 #80B886 #8096B8 #B880B2
split-complementary
#B8A280 #80B2B8 #8680B8
monochromatic
#7A6544 #A1855A #B8A280 #CEBFA7 #E4DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B8A280 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#B8A280 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A280
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A280 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A280 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA27E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A781
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a280; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 162, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.053 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebda5',
500: '#b8a280',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a280; $custom-light: #cebda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a280",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 162,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.429,
"s": 28.283,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72282,
"c": 0.05339,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.3759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A280
secondary
#BFC8D4
accent
#68A73F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F