#B8A39E#B8A39E
#B8A39E is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.026 H 33.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 163, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 15%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 14%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 14.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.65, 6.81, 5.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.65, 8.69, 38.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% 0.0215 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.026 33.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0356, 38.8542, 37.7844) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.18
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.50
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 8.72
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 9.08
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.17
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A39E #9EB3B8
analogous
#B89EA6 #B8A39E #B8B09E
triadic
#B8A39E #9EB8A3 #A39EB8
tetradic
#B8A39E #A6B89E #9EB3B8 #B09EB8
square
#B8A39E #A6B89E #9EB3B8 #B09EB8
split-complementary
#B8A39E #9EB8B0 #9EA6B8
monochromatic
#7F635D #9E817B #B8A39E #D2C5C1 #ECE6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B8A39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#B8A39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A39E
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A39E | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA99E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA0A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 163, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.026 33.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbeba',
500: '#b8a39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a39e; $custom-light: #cdbeba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 163,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.538,
"s": 15.476,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73229,
"c": 0.02575,
"h": 33.6
},
"luminance": 0.38853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A39E
secondary
#D5DBDD
accent
#8B9A4C
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131211
muted
#828180