#BAAC8A#BAAC8A
#BAAC8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.049 H 88.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAAC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 172, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 25.8%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.72, -0.38, 19.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.72, 19.35, 91.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% 0.0015 0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.049 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5899, 41.7801, 30.0187) |
| Luminance | 0.4178 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.08
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.11
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.46
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.48
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAAC8A #8A98BA
analogous
#BA948A #BAAC8A #B0BA8A
triadic
#BAAC8A #8ABAAC #AC8ABA
tetradic
#BAAC8A #8ABA94 #8A98BA #BA8AB0
square
#BAAC8A #8ABA94 #8A98BA #BA8AB0
split-complementary
#BAAC8A #8AB0BA #948ABA
monochromatic
#7F704B #A39164 #BAAC8A #D1C7B0 #E7E3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BAAC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#BAAC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAAC8A
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAAC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAAC8A | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #baac8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 172, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.049 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc4ac',
500: '#baac8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #baac8a; $custom-light: #cfc4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#baac8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 172,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.5,
"s": 25.806,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7475,
"c": 0.04926,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.41779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAAC8A
secondary
#C7CCD8
accent
#5EA441
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F