#B4C8AD
Closest named color: Ash Gray (#BFC8AD). oklch(81% 0.043 137.6), rgb(180, 200, 173).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.80:1).
About this color
#B4C8AD is a light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.043 and its hue 138°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Ash Gray (#BFC8AD), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.80:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.043) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Ash Gray (#BFC8AD) |
| Black text | 11.80:1 |
| White text | 1.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B4C8AD |
| RGB | rgb(180, 200, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 20%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.043 137.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B4C8AD | 1.77:1 | Fails | Lc -36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B4C8AD | 11.80:1 | AAA | Lc 71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B4C8AD text on white | 1.77:1 | Fails | Lc 32.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B4C8AD text on black | 11.80:1 | AAA | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F3
oklch(97.1% 0.004 134.8)
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Step 100
100
#E6ECE4
oklch(93.6% 0.012 137.8)
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Step 200
200
#D2DDCE
oklch(88.5% 0.023 137.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B4C8AD
oklch(81% 0.043 137.6)
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Step 400
400
#8CAB81
oklch(70.7% 0.069 137.6)
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Step 500
500
#6F9661
oklch(63% 0.088 137.7)
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Step 600
600
#578047
oklch(55.5% 0.096 137.4)
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Step 700
700
#476C39
oklch(49% 0.088 137.6)
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Step 800
800
#3B582F
oklch(42.6% 0.073 137.1)
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Step 900
900
#32492A
oklch(37.7% 0.058 137.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2B19
oklch(27.1% 0.037 137.3)
#B4C8AD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CAC3AC | 0.031 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C7C1AE | 0.031 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B4C6C0 | 0.029 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C2C2C2 | 0.043 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B4C8AD
#B4C8AD
oklch(81% 0.043 137.6)
- #CDB9D4
#CDB9D4
oklch(81.1% 0.043 317.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B4C8AD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.014
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.042
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.043
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.056
- Pale Oak #DBCFB0 ΔE 0.058
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.061
- Tan #D2B48C ΔE 0.063
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.065
Use #B4C8AD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.