#B9AC9A

Accessibility

AAA

9.43:1

Vs white / black

2.23:1 · 9.43:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b9ac9a

RGB

rgb(185, 172, 154)

RGBA

rgba(185, 172, 154, 1)

HSL

hsl(35, 18%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(35, 18%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(35, 17%, 73%)

LAB

lab(70.98% 1.64 10.94)

LCH

lch(70.98% 11.06 81.47)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7504 0.007 0.0284)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7504 0.0292 76.15)

XYZ

xyz(40.59, 42.15, 36.56)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 27%)

CSS

color: #b9ac9a;

CSS variable

--color-b9ac9a: #b9ac9a;

SCSS

$color-b9ac9a: #b9ac9a;

JavaScript

const color = "#b9ac9a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b9ac9a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b9ac9a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b9ac9a", "rgb": { "r": 185, "g": 172, "b": 154 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7504 0.0292 76.15)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b9ac9a-1: #b9ac9a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 6.99 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 8.41 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 7.14 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 20.23 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf4e7 100f0e6da 200ddd3c4 300c8bcac 400ac9f8e 500918473 600796e60 70061584b 8004a4238 900352e24 950201910

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f8f7 f3f1ee eeeae6 e8e3dd e2dcd5 dcd6cd d6cfc4 d0c8bc cbc1b3 c5baab bfb3a2 b9ac9a aa9e8d 9a8f80 8b8174 7b7367 6c645a 5d564d 4d4840 3e3933 2e2b27 1f1d1a 0f0e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f8f7 f3f1ee eeeae6 e8e3dd e2dcd5 dcd6cd d6cfc4 d0c8bc cbc1b3 c5baab bfb3a2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

aa9e8d 9a8f80 8b8174 7b7367 6c645a 5d564d 4d4840 3e3933 2e2b27 1f1d1a 0f0e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b4a898 b0a596 aba194 a69d91 a19a8f 9d968d 98928b 938f89 8e8b87 8a8784 858482

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B9AC9AStop 1 #99A6B8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B89B99Stop 1 #B9AC9AStop 2 #B5B899Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B9AC9AStop 1 #99B8ABStop 2 #AB99B8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B9AC9AStop 1 #99B5B8Stop 2 #9B99B8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C352AStop 1 #695C49Stop 2 #968369Stop 3 #B6A896Stop 4 #D5CEC3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b9ac9a works

#B9AC9A (#b9ac9a) sits in the orange family at about 35° hue, 18% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.23:1 on white and 9.43:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b9ac9a as small body text on white — 2.23:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Creativity, enthusiasm, and friendliness. Approachable CTAs and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tan#D2B48C Spectrum #D0AB8B#D0AB8B DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Silver#C0C0C0 Spectrum #D8BE8D#D8BE8D