#B8B6AC
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(77.5% 0.014 97.5), rgb(184, 182, 172).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.32:1).
About this color
#B8B6AC is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.32:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.32:1 |
| White text | 2.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B8B6AC |
| RGB | rgb(184, 182, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 8%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.5% 0.014 97.5) |
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 #B8B6AC | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc -44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #B8B6AC | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B8B6AC text on white | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B8B6AC text on black | 10.32:1 | AAA | Lc -62.8 | 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
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE7
oklch(93.6% 0.004 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D3
oklch(88.4% 0.008 98.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#B8B6AC
oklch(77.5% 0.014 97.5)
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Step 400
400
#A4A191
oklch(70.7% 0.023 98.2)
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Step 500
500
#8E8A76
oklch(63.1% 0.029 97.8)
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Step 600
600
#78745F
oklch(55.7% 0.032 98.4)
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Step 700
700
#65614E
oklch(49.1% 0.029 97.5)
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Step 800
800
#524F40
oklch(42.6% 0.024 97.9)
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Step 900
900
#444236
oklch(37.7% 0.02 99.4)
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Step 950
950
#282720
oklch(27.1% 0.013 100.5)
#B8B6AC 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) | #B8B5AB | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B9B6AC | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BAB4B3 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B8B6AC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.028
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.032
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.036
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.043
- Putty #BEAE8A ΔE 0.043
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.051
- Tan #D2B48C ΔE 0.052
- Bland #AFA88B ΔE 0.053
Use #B8B6AC 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.