#B8A97D#B8A97D
#B8A97D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.062 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 169, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 29%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 32%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 32.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, -1.32, 24.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 24.75, 93.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% -0.0016 0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.062 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6573, 40.0480, 25.1444) |
| Luminance | 0.4005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 2.88
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.93
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.47
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.61
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.91
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A97D #7D8CB8
analogous
#B88B7D #B8A97D #A9B87D
triadic
#B8A97D #7DB8A9 #A97DB8
tetradic
#B8A97D #7DB88B #7D8CB8 #B87DA9
square
#B8A97D #7DB88B #7D8CB8 #B87DA9
split-complementary
#B8A97D #7DA9B8 #8B7DB8
monochromatic
#796B42 #A08E58 #B8A97D #CEC3A5 #E3DDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B8A97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#B8A97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A97D
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A97D | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A77A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 169, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.062 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec2a3',
500: '#b8a97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a97d; $custom-light: #cec2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 169,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.746,
"s": 29.353,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73669,
"c": 0.06201,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.40047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A97D
secondary
#BDC3D4
accent
#59A83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F