#B49D5D#B49D5D
#B49D5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.088 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 157, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 37%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 48.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, -0.14, 36.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 36.43, 90.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% -0.0004 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.088 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8562, 34.6090, 15.3033) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.74
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.83
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.11
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.27
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49D5D #5D74B4
analogous
#B4715D #B49D5D #9FB45D
triadic
#B49D5D #5DB49D #9D5DB4
tetradic
#B49D5D #5DB471 #5D74B4 #B45D9F
square
#B49D5D #5DB471 #5D74B4 #B45D9F
split-complementary
#B49D5D #5D9FB4 #715DB4
monochromatic
#675830 #917C43 #B49D5D #C7B687 #DBD0B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#B49D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#B49D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49D5D
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49D5D | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9B58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A25F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 157, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.088 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb98c',
500: '#b49d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49d5d; $custom-light: #ccb98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 157,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.138,
"s": 36.709,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70212,
"c": 0.08769,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.34608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49D5D
secondary
#A4AEC9
accent
#79CD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#82807D