#B8A37E#B8A37E
#B8A37E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.056 H 81.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 163, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 29%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 32%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 31.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.94, 2.05, 22.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.94, 22.16, 84.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0082 0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.056 81.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6308, 37.8923, 25.1190) |
| Luminance | 0.3789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.80
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.48
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.54
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.99
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.14
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A37E #7E93B8
analogous
#B8867E #B8A37E #B0B87E
triadic
#B8A37E #7EB8A3 #A37EB8
tetradic
#B8A37E #7EB886 #7E93B8 #B87EB0
square
#B8A37E #7EB886 #7E93B8 #B87EB0
split-complementary
#B8A37E #7EB0B8 #867EB8
monochromatic
#796543 #A08658 #B8A37E #CEBFA5 #E3DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B8A37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#B8A37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A37E
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A37E | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA27C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 163, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.056 81.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebea3',
500: '#b8a37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a37e; $custom-light: #cebea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 163,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.276,
"s": 29,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72444,
"c": 0.05626,
"h": 81.6
},
"luminance": 0.37891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A37E
secondary
#BEC6D4
accent
#64A83E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F