#B59549#B59549
#B59549 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.102 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 149, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 59.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 2.92, 43.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 44.01, 86.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.37% 0.006 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.37% 0.102 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0076, 31.8015, 10.8071) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59549 #4969B5
analogous
#B55F49 #B59549 #9FB549
triadic
#B59549 #49B595 #9549B5
tetradic
#B59549 #49B55F #4969B5 #B5499F
square
#B59549 #49B55F #4969B5 #B5499F
split-complementary
#B59549 #499FB5 #5F49B5
monochromatic
#5E4D26 #897137 #B59549 #C7AE74 #D9C8A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#B59549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#B59549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59549
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59549 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9C4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C38A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 149, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.102 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb37e',
500: '#b59549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59549; $custom-light: #ceb37e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59549",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 149,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.222,
"s": 42.52,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6837,
"c": 0.10237,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59549
secondary
#94A3C5
accent
#7AD255
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C