#B8AC8A#B8AC8A
#B8AC8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.049 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8AC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 172, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 24%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 25%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 25%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, -1.16, 19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 19.12, 93.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% -0.0008 0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.049 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1073, 41.5313, 29.9961) |
| Luminance | 0.4153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.81
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 2.75
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.89
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.92
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.53
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8AC8A #8A96B8
analogous
#B8958A #B8AC8A #ADB88A
triadic
#B8AC8A #8AB8AC #AC8AB8
tetradic
#B8AC8A #8AB895 #8A96B8 #B88AAD
square
#B8AC8A #8AB895 #8A96B8 #B88AAD
split-complementary
#B8AC8A #8AADB8 #958AB8
monochromatic
#7C6F4B #A19164 #B8AC8A #CFC7B0 #E6E2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#B8AC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#B8AC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8AC8A
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8AC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8AC8A | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AA88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0A7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ac8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 172, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.049 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdc4ac',
500: '#b8ac8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ac8a; $custom-light: #cdc4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ac8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 172,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.348,
"s": 24.468,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74573,
"c": 0.04861,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.4153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8AC8A
secondary
#C7CBD7
accent
#5CA343
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F