#B8A88E#B8A88E
#B8A88E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.041 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A88E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 168, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 23%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 23%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 22.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.58, 1.58, 15.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.58, 15.63, 84.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% 0.0071 0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.041 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6524, 40.1496, 31.2995) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.66
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.89
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.39
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.69
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.73
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A88E #8E9EB8
analogous
#B8938E #B8A88E #B3B88E
triadic
#B8A88E #8EB8A8 #A88EB8
tetradic
#B8A88E #8EB893 #8E9EB8 #B88EB3
square
#B8A88E #8EB893 #8E9EB8 #B88EB3
split-complementary
#B8A88E #8EB3B8 #938EB8
monochromatic
#7D6B4F #A08B68 #B8A88E #D0C5B4 #E7E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B8A88E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#B8A88E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A88E
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A88E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A88E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA88C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AC8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA3A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a88e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 168, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.041 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc1af',
500: '#b8a88e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a88e; $custom-light: #cdc1af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a88e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 168,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.143,
"s": 22.826,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73836,
"c": 0.04055,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.40149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A88E
secondary
#CACFD8
accent
#68A144
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F