#B8A97E#B8A97E
#B8A97E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.061 H 91.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 169, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 29%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 32%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 31.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.52, -1.19, 24.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.52, 24.23, 92.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.0012 0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.061 91.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7215, 40.0737, 25.4826) |
| Luminance | 0.4007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.70
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.00
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.43
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.46
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.72
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A97E #7E8DB8
analogous
#B88C7E #B8A97E #AAB87E
triadic
#B8A97E #7EB8A9 #A97EB8
tetradic
#B8A97E #7EB88C #7E8DB8 #B87EAA
square
#B8A97E #7EB88C #7E8DB8 #B87EAA
split-complementary
#B8A97E #7EAAB8 #8C7EB8
monochromatic
#796B43 #A08E58 #B8A97E #CEC3A5 #E3DECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#B8A97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#B8A97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A97E
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A97E | 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)
#B2A77B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AC7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 169, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.061 91.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cec2a3',
500: '#b8a97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a97e; $custom-light: #cec2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 169,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.483,
"s": 29,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73689,
"c": 0.06079,
"h": 91.1
},
"luminance": 0.40073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A97E
secondary
#BEC4D4
accent
#59A83E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F