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Named color

Greige

Greige color #B0A999: RGB 176, 169, 153 and HSL 42°, 13%, 65%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#B0A999 orange warm mutedearth-tone
HEX #B0A999
RGB rgb(176, 169, 153)
HSL hsl(42 13% 65%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 13, 31)
Luminance 0.3991
Contrast Black 8.98:1White 2.34:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-greige: #B0A999;
.bg-greige { background-color: #B0A999; }
.text-greige { color: #B0A999; }
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Color meaning and use

About Greige Color

Greige uses HEX #B0A999, RGB 176, 169, 153, and HSL 42°, 13%, 65%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.3991; black contrast is 8.98:1 and white contrast is 2.34:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Greige against black and white text.

Black text8.98:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Greige Color Reference Infographic

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Greige color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#9AA1B1#9AA1B1#B19F9A#B19F9A#ADB19A#ADB19A#9AB1AA#9AB1AA#AA9AB1#AA9AB1
Open full Greige harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D9D6CE#D9D6CE#877E68#877E68#C5B287#C5B287#A6A6A6#A6A6A6#E6E6E6#E6E6E6#FFD675#FFD675

Pairings

Black#000000#9AA1B1#9AA1B1#B19F9A#B19F9A#ADB19A#ADB19AMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3991
Black text8.98:1AA Pass
White text2.34:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B0A999",
  "rgb": [
    176,
    169,
    153
  ],
  "hsl": [
    42,
    13,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    4,
    13,
    31
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3991,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.98,
    "white": 2.34
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#9AA1B1",
  "analogous": [
    "#B19F9A",
    "#ADB19A"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#9AB1AA",
    "#AA9AB1"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#9AB19F",
    "#9AA1B1",
    "#B19AAD"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#9AADB1",
    "#9F9AB1"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D9D6CE",
    "#B0A999",
    "#877E68"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D9D6CE",
  "dark": "#877E68",
  "saturated": "#C5B287",
  "desaturated": "#A6A6A6",
  "pastel": "#E6E6E6",
  "neon": "#FFD675"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#9AA1B1",
    "#B19F9A",
    "#ADB19A"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#A6A6A6",
    "#D9D6CE"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D9D6CE",
    "#A6A6A6"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "mushroom",
    "cement",
    "sage-gray",
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "greige"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cement-vs-greige",
    "driftwood-vs-greige",
    "greige-vs-mushroom",
    "sage-gray-vs-greige"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/greige",
    "/wcag/greige",
    "/css/colors/greige",
    "/hex/b0a999",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/greige"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/cement",
      "/colors/sage-gray",
      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
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      "/compare/driftwood-vs-greige",
      "/compare/greige-vs-mushroom",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-greige",
      "/harmonies/greige",
      "/wcag/greige",
      "/css/colors/greige",
      "/hex/b0a999",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "greige",
  "name": "Greige",
  "hex": "#B0A999",
  "uses": [
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product surfaces"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "restraint",
      "clarity",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "interfaces",
      "architecture",
      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-energy accent-only palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product-surfaces",
    "restraint",
    "clarity",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    176,
    169,
    153
  ],
  "hsl": [
    42,
    13,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    4,
    13,
    31
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3991,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.98,
    "white": 2.34
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#9AA1B1",
    "analogous": [
      "#B19F9A",
      "#ADB19A"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#9AB1AA",
      "#AA9AB1"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#9AB19F",
      "#9AA1B1",
      "#B19AAD"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#9AADB1",
      "#9F9AB1"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#D9D6CE",
      "#B0A999",
      "#877E68"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#D9D6CE",
    "dark": "#877E68",
    "saturated": "#C5B287",
    "desaturated": "#A6A6A6",
    "pastel": "#E6E6E6",
    "neon": "#FFD675"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-greige: #B0A999;",
    "utility": ".bg-greige { background-color: #B0A999; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-greige { color: #B0A999; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "mushroom",
    "cement",
    "sage-gray",
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "greige"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cement-vs-greige",
    "driftwood-vs-greige",
    "greige-vs-mushroom",
    "sage-gray-vs-greige"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/greige",
    "/wcag/greige",
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    "/hex/b0a999",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
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      "/palettes/greige"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/cement",
      "/colors/sage-gray",
      "/colors/dark-gray",
      "/colors/dark-grey",
      "/compare/cement-vs-greige",
      "/compare/driftwood-vs-greige",
      "/compare/greige-vs-mushroom",
      "/compare/sage-gray-vs-greige",
      "/harmonies/greige",
      "/wcag/greige",
      "/css/colors/greige",
      "/hex/b0a999",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#9AA1B1",
      "#B19F9A",
      "#ADB19A"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#A6A6A6",
      "#D9D6CE"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#D9D6CE",
      "#A6A6A6"
    ]
  }
}
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