#B8A381#B8A381
#B8A381 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.053 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A381 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 163, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 28%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 30%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 29.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.00, 2.45, 20.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.00, 20.65, 83.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% 0.0095 0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.053 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8273, 37.9709, 26.1538) |
| Luminance | 0.3797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.04
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.75
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.81
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.95
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.50
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A381 #8196B8
analogous
#B88881 #B8A381 #B2B881
triadic
#B8A381 #81B8A3 #A381B8
tetradic
#B8A381 #81B888 #8196B8 #B881B2
square
#B8A381 #81B888 #8196B8 #B881B2
split-complementary
#B8A381 #81B2B8 #8881B8
monochromatic
#7A6645 #A1865B #B8A381 #CEC0A8 #E4DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B8A381 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#B8A381 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A381
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A381 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A381 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA37F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A882
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a381; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 163, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.053 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebea5',
500: '#b8a381',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a381; $custom-light: #cebea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a381",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 163,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.091,
"s": 27.919,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72509,
"c": 0.0528,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.3797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A381
secondary
#C0C8D5
accent
#67A73F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#13120F
muted
#82817F