#B49D6C#B49D6C
#B49D6C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.071 H 85.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49D6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 157, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 40%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 40%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.67, 1.46, 28.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.67, 28.79, 87.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.47% 0.0056 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.47% 0.071 85.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5870, 34.9013, 19.1519) |
| Luminance | 0.3490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.19
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.59
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.93
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.99
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49D6C #6C83B4
analogous
#B4796C #B49D6C #A7B46C
triadic
#B49D6C #6CB49D #9D6CB4
tetradic
#B49D6C #6CB479 #6C83B4 #B46CA7
square
#B49D6C #6CB479 #6C83B4 #B46CA7
split-complementary
#B49D6C #6CA7B4 #796CB4
monochromatic
#6E5C38 #967F4D #B49D6C #C9B895 #DDD3BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B49D6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#B49D6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49D6C
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49D6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49D6C | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89C68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA26D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9590
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49d6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 157, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.071 85.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb996',
500: '#b49d6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49d6c; $custom-light: #ccb996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49d6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 157,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.833,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70467,
"c": 0.07121,
"h": 85.5
},
"luminance": 0.349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49D6C
secondary
#AFB9CD
accent
#81C95F
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13110D
muted
#82807E