#B8A46D#B8A46D
#B8A46D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.077 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 164, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 35%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 41%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 40.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.91, -0.57, 31.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.91, 31.20, 91.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% -0.0004 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.077 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8038, 37.8467, 19.8842) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.91
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.96
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.20
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.52
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A46D #6D81B8
analogous
#B87F6D #B8A46D #A6B86D
triadic
#B8A46D #6DB8A4 #A46DB8
tetradic
#B8A46D #6DB87F #6D81B8 #B86DA6
square
#B8A46D #6DB87F #6D81B8 #B86DA6
split-complementary
#B8A46D #6DA6B8 #7F6DB8
monochromatic
#736338 #9C874C #B8A46D #CCBE96 #E0D7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B8A46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#B8A46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A46D
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A46D | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A86F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 164, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.077 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebe97',
500: '#b8a46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a46d; $custom-light: #cebe97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 164,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44,
"s": 34.562,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72321,
"c": 0.07666,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.37845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A46D
secondary
#B1B9D0
accent
#7ACB5D
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120D
muted
#82817E