Dust#B2996E
#B2996E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.066 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2996E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 153, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 31%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 38%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 38.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.46, 3.05, 26.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.46, 26.22, 83.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% 0.0105 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.066 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5666, 33.3746, 19.4753) |
| Luminance | 0.3337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 0.00
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 2.58
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.43
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2996E #6E87B2
analogous
#B2776E #B2996E #A9B26E
triadic
#B2996E #6EB299 #996EB2
tetradic
#B2996E #6EB277 #6E87B2 #B26EA9
square
#B2996E #6EB277 #6E87B2 #B26EA9
split-complementary
#B2996E #6EA9B2 #776EB2
monochromatic
#6C5A39 #947B4F #B2996E #C7B596 #DCD1BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#B2996E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#B2996E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2996E
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2996E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2996E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4996B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9F6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD918E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2996e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 153, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.066 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab698',
500: '#b2996e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2996e; $custom-light: #cab698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2996e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 153,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.941,
"s": 30.631,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69483,
"c": 0.06559,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.33373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2996E
secondary
#B0BACC
accent
#86C761
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13110D
muted
#82807E