#B9A080#B9A080
#B9A080 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.053 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 160, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 29%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 31%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 30.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, 4.34, 20.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 20.56, 77.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.97% 0.0149 0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.97% 0.053 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4752, 37.0157, 25.6413) |
| Luminance | 0.3701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.13
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.17
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.59
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.92
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.92
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A080 #8099B9
analogous
#B98480 #B9A080 #B6B980
triadic
#B9A080 #80B9A0 #A080B9
tetradic
#B9A080 #80B984 #8099B9 #B980B6
square
#B9A080 #80B984 #8099B9 #B980B6
split-complementary
#B9A080 #80B6B9 #8480B9
monochromatic
#7B6344 #A28259 #B9A080 #CFBEA7 #E4DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B9A080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#B9A080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A080
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A080 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA07E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A681
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 160, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.053 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbca5',
500: '#b9a080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a080; $custom-light: #cfbca5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a080",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 160,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.684,
"s": 28.934,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71967,
"c": 0.05309,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.37014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A080
secondary
#C0C9D5
accent
#6CA83E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F