#B59A4D#B59A4D
#B59A4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.102 H 90.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 57.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.54, 0.50, 43.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.54, 43.52, 89.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% -0.0005 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.102 90.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9526, 33.4724, 11.7975) |
| Luminance | 0.3347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.31
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.60
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.73
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A4D #4D68B5
analogous
#B5664D #B59A4D #9CB54D
triadic
#B59A4D #4DB59A #9A4DB5
tetradic
#B59A4D #4DB566 #4D68B5 #B54D9C
square
#B59A4D #4DB566 #4D68B5 #B54D9C
split-complementary
#B59A4D #4D9CB5 #664DB5
monochromatic
#605128 #8B763A #B59A4D #C7B378 #D9CBA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B59A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#B59A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A4D
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A4D | 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)
#A99846
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA050
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C28F88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.102 90.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb781',
500: '#b59a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a4d; $custom-light: #ceb781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.423,
"s": 41.27,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69458,
"c": 0.10181,
"h": 90.3
},
"luminance": 0.33471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A4D
secondary
#98A4C6
accent
#76D157
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6EF
border
#D2D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#82807C