#B59A4A#B59A4A
#B59A4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.105 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 59.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, 0.27, 44.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 44.95, 89.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.0015 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.105 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8491, 33.4310, 11.2525) |
| Luminance | 0.3343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.98
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.98
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A4A #4A65B5
analogous
#B5654A #B59A4A #9AB54A
triadic
#B59A4A #4AB59A #9A4AB5
tetradic
#B59A4A #4AB565 #4A65B5 #B54A9A
square
#B59A4A #4AB565 #4A65B5 #B54A9A
split-complementary
#B59A4A #4A9AB5 #654AB5
monochromatic
#5E5026 #8A7538 #B59A4A #C7B275 #D9CAA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B59A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#B59A4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A4A
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A4A | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A04D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C38F88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.105 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb77f',
500: '#b59a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a4a; $custom-light: #ceb77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.86,
"s": 41.961,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69421,
"c": 0.10456,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.33429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A4A
secondary
#95A2C5
accent
#75D256
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C