#B8A480#B8A480
#B8A480 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.055 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A480 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 164, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 28%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 30%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 30.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, 1.77, 21.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 21.45, 85.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% 0.0075 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.055 82.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9394, 38.3010, 25.8649) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.91
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.15
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.79
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.91
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.12
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A480 #8094B8
analogous
#B88880 #B8A480 #B0B880
triadic
#B8A480 #80B8A4 #A480B8
tetradic
#B8A480 #80B888 #8094B8 #B880B0
square
#B8A480 #80B888 #8094B8 #B880B0
split-complementary
#B8A480 #80B0B8 #8880B8
monochromatic
#7A6644 #A1885A #B8A480 #CEC0A7 #E4DCCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#B8A480 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#B8A480 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A480
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A480 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A480 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA37E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A881
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a480; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 164, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.055 82.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebea5',
500: '#b8a480',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a480; $custom-light: #cebea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a480",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 164,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.571,
"s": 28.283,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72694,
"c": 0.05457,
"h": 82.1
},
"luminance": 0.383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A480
secondary
#BFC7D4
accent
#64A73F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F