#B8A779#B8A779
#B8A779 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.065 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 31%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 34%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 34.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.90, -0.75, 26.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.90, 26.08, 91.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% -0.0001 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.065 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0377, 39.2094, 23.7026) |
| Luminance | 0.3921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.19
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.47
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.04
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.52
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.97
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A779 #798AB8
analogous
#B88879 #B8A779 #A9B879
triadic
#B8A779 #79B8A7 #A779B8
tetradic
#B8A779 #79B888 #798AB8 #B879A9
square
#B8A779 #79B888 #798AB8 #B879A9
split-complementary
#B8A779 #79A9B8 #8879B8
monochromatic
#77683F #9F8B54 #B8A779 #CDC1A1 #E2DCC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#B8A779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#B8A779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A779
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A779 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A576
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AA7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.065 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec1a0',
500: '#b8a779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a779; $custom-light: #cec1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a779",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.81,
"s": 30.732,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73171,
"c": 0.06511,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.39208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A779
secondary
#BAC1D3
accent
#7CC761
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120E
muted
#82817E