#B1997E#B1997E
#B1997E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.047 H 70.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1997E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 153, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 25%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 29%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 28.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.67, 4.71, 17.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.67, 18.11, 74.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.73% 0.016 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.73% 0.047 70.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2890, 33.6371, 24.4737) |
| Luminance | 0.3364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.50
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.70
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.83
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.10
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.40
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1997E #7E96B1
analogous
#B1807E #B1997E #B0B17E
triadic
#B1997E #7EB199 #997EB1
tetradic
#B1997E #7EB180 #7E96B1 #B17EB0
square
#B1997E #7EB180 #7E96B1 #B17EB0
split-complementary
#B1997E #7EB0B1 #807EB1
monochromatic
#715C44 #977B5B #B1997E #C8B7A4 #DFD5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#B1997E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#B1997E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B1997E
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1997E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1997E | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29A7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79F7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1997e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 153, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.047 70.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b7a3',
500: '#b1997e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1997e; $custom-light: #c9b7a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1997e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 153,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.765,
"s": 24.638,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69726,
"c": 0.04737,
"h": 70.2
},
"luminance": 0.33636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1997E
secondary
#BBC5CF
accent
#91C167
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F3
border
#D1D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F