#B5A78F · Dust

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#B5A78F is a medium, muted beige color, closest to Dust and near Dust and Greige. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 81°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #B5A78F a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#B5A78F
RGBrgb(181, 167, 143)
HSLhsl(38, 20%, 64%)
CMYK0, 8, 21, 29
CSS var--dust
Contrast2.36:1 white · 8.89:1 black

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How to use #B5A78F

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B5A78F (8.89:1); white text does not (2.36:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B5A78F with its analogous neighbors #B69691 and #B1B691; for contrast use its complement #919EB6 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--dust: #B5A78F;

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