#B59A5C#B59A5C
#B59A5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.087 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 38%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 49.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.73, 1.82, 36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.73, 36.14, 87.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.67% 0.0051 0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.67% 0.087 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5446, 33.7092, 14.9154) |
| Luminance | 0.3371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.94
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.22
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.45
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A5C #5C77B5
analogous
#B56D5C #B59A5C #A3B55C
triadic
#B59A5C #5CB59A #9A5CB5
tetradic
#B59A5C #5CB56D #5C77B5 #B55CA3
square
#B59A5C #5CB56D #5C77B5 #B55CA3
split-complementary
#B59A5C #5CA3B5 #6D5CB5
monochromatic
#68562F #927A42 #B59A5C #C8B486 #DBCEB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#B59A5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#B59A5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A5C
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A5C | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA05E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.087 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb78b',
500: '#b59a5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a5c; $custom-light: #cdb78b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.798,
"s": 37.553,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69669,
"c": 0.08699,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.33708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A5C
secondary
#A3AFC9
accent
#7DCE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F9F6F0
border
#D2D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#82807D