#B8A475#B8A475
#B8A475 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.067 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A475 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 164, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 32%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 36%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 36.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.04, 0.37, 27.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.04, 27.09, 89.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% 0.0029 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.067 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2542, 38.0269, 22.2564) |
| Luminance | 0.3803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.67
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.82
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.11
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 4.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A475 #7589B8
analogous
#B88375 #B8A475 #ABB875
triadic
#B8A475 #75B8A4 #A475B8
tetradic
#B8A475 #75B883 #7589B8 #B875AB
square
#B8A475 #75B883 #7589B8 #B875AB
split-complementary
#B8A475 #75ABB8 #8375B8
monochromatic
#76653D #9E8751 #B8A475 #CDBF9D #E2D9C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B8A475 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#B8A475 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A475
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A475 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A475 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA372
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A876
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a475; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 164, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.067 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebe9d',
500: '#b8a475',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a475; $custom-light: #cebe9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a475",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 164,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.09,
"s": 32.057,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72469,
"c": 0.06744,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.38026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A475
secondary
#B7BFD2
accent
#7FC860
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E