#B8A587#B8A587
#B8A587 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.047 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A587 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 165, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 26%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 27%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 26.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, 2.19, 18.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 18.23, 83.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% 0.0088 0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.047 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5958, 38.8510, 28.4355) |
| Luminance | 0.3885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.74
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.12
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.58
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.27
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.16
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A587 #879AB8
analogous
#B88D87 #B8A587 #B2B887
triadic
#B8A587 #87B8A5 #A587B8
tetradic
#B8A587 #87B88D #879AB8 #B887B2
square
#B8A587 #87B88D #879AB8 #B887B2
split-complementary
#B8A587 #87B2B8 #8D87B8
monochromatic
#7C6849 #A18861 #B8A587 #CFC2AD #E5DFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B8A587 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#B8A587 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A587
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A587 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A587 | 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)
#ADA585
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A988
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a587; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 165, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.047 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebfaa',
500: '#b8a587',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a587; $custom-light: #cebfaa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a587",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 165,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.735,
"s": 25.654,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73055,
"c": 0.047,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.3885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A587
secondary
#C4CBD6
accent
#68A441
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F