#B8A472#B8A472
#B8A472 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.071 H 88.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 164, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 33%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 38%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 38%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.99, 0.01, 28.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.99, 28.63, 89.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.41% 0.0017 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.41% 0.071 88.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0807, 37.9575, 21.3423) |
| Luminance | 0.3796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.91
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.03
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.05
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.14
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.69
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A472 #7286B8
analogous
#B88172 #B8A472 #A9B872
triadic
#B8A472 #72B8A4 #A472B8
tetradic
#B8A472 #72B881 #7286B8 #B872A9
square
#B8A472 #72B881 #7286B8 #B872A9
split-complementary
#B8A472 #72A9B8 #8172B8
monochromatic
#75643B #9D874F #B8A472 #CCBE9B #E1D9C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B8A472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#B8A472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A472
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A472 | 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)
#AFA26E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 164, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.071 88.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebe9b',
500: '#b8a472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a472; $custom-light: #cebe9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a472",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 164,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 33.019,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72412,
"c": 0.07092,
"h": 88.7
},
"luminance": 0.37956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A472
secondary
#B5BDD1
accent
#7DC95F
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E