#B8A679#B8A679
#B8A679 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.064 H 88.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 166, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 31%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 34%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 34.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.64, -0.22, 25.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.64, 25.72, 90.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% 0.0014 0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.064 88.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8552, 38.8445, 23.6418) |
| Luminance | 0.3884 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.40
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.57
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.81
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.49
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.55
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A679 #798BB8
analogous
#B88679 #B8A679 #ABB879
triadic
#B8A679 #79B8A6 #A679B8
tetradic
#B8A679 #79B886 #798BB8 #B879AB
square
#B8A679 #79B886 #798BB8 #B879AB
split-complementary
#B8A679 #79ABB8 #8679B8
monochromatic
#77673F #9F8A54 #B8A679 #CDC1A1 #E2DBC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B8A679 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#B8A679 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A679
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A679 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A679 | 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)
#B0A476
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a679; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 166, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.064 88.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec0a0',
500: '#b8a679',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a679; $custom-light: #cec0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a679",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 166,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 30.732,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72963,
"c": 0.06429,
"h": 88.7
},
"luminance": 0.38843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A679
secondary
#BAC1D3
accent
#7EC761
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E