#B59256#B59256
#B59256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.089 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 146, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 39%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 52%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 52.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.55, 5.64, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.55, 36.98, 81.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% 0.0156 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.089 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0160, 31.0552, 13.1629) |
| Luminance | 0.3105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.54
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 3.55
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.59
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.82
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59256 #5679B5
analogous
#B56356 #B59256 #A9B556
triadic
#B59256 #56B592 #9256B5
tetradic
#B59256 #56B563 #5679B5 #B556A9
square
#B59256 #56B563 #5679B5 #B556A9
split-complementary
#B59256 #56A9B5 #6356B5
monochromatic
#65502C #8F713F #B59256 #C8AD81 #DAC9AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#B59256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#B59256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59256
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59256 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09251
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99B58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C28884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 146, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.089 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb187',
500: '#b59256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59256; $custom-light: #cdb187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59256",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 146,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.895,
"s": 39.095,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67931,
"c": 0.08877,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.31053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59256
secondary
#9FAEC8
accent
#84CF59
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F5EF
border
#D2CFCA
text
#14100B
muted
#827F7C