#B8A79C#B8A79C
#B8A79C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.025 H 55.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 167, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 16%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 15%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 15.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.63, 4.29, 7.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.63, 9.01, 61.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% 0.0144 0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.025 55.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5863, 40.2289, 37.1256) |
| Luminance | 0.4023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.94
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.54
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.57
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.96
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.03
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A79C #9CADB8
analogous
#B89C9F #B8A79C #B8B59C
triadic
#B8A79C #9CB8A7 #A79CB8
tetradic
#B8A79C #9FB89C #9CADB8 #B59CB8
square
#B8A79C #9FB89C #9CADB8 #B59CB8
split-complementary
#B8A79C #9CB8B5 #9C9FB8
monochromatic
#7F695B #9E8778 #B8A79C #D2C7C0 #EBE6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#B8A79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#B8A79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A79C
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A79C | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA89B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0AC9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 167, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.025 55.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc1b9',
500: '#b8a79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a79c; $custom-light: #cdc1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 167,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.571,
"s": 16.471,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73985,
"c": 0.02526,
"h": 55.1
},
"luminance": 0.40228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A79C
secondary
#D3D9DC
accent
#7B9B4B
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131211
muted
#828180