#B8A69E#B8A69E
#B8A69E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.024 H 45.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A69E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 166, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 15%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 14%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 14.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 5.17, 6.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 8.31, 51.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% 0.0168 0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.024 45.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5746, 39.9322, 37.9641) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.57
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.37
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.69
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.78
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 8.01
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A69E #9EB0B8
analogous
#B89EA3 #B8A69E #B8B39E
triadic
#B8A69E #9EB8A6 #A69EB8
tetradic
#B8A69E #A3B89E #9EB0B8 #B39EB8
square
#B8A69E #A3B89E #9EB0B8 #B39EB8
split-complementary
#B8A69E #9EB8B3 #9EA3B8
monochromatic
#7F675D #9E867B #B8A69E #D2C6C1 #ECE7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B8A69E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#B8A69E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A69E
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A69E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A69E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA79D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAB9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA3A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a69e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 166, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.024 45.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc0ba',
500: '#b8a69e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a69e; $custom-light: #cdc0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a69e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 166,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.462,
"s": 15.476,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73835,
"c": 0.02398,
"h": 45.5
},
"luminance": 0.39931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A69E
secondary
#D5DADD
accent
#829A4C
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131211
muted
#828180