#B59A7E#B59A7E
#B59A7E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.051 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 27%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 30%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 30.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.31, 5.76, 18.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.31, 19.31, 72.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.32% 0.0191 0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.32% 0.051 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3781, 34.4426, 24.5718) |
| Luminance | 0.3444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.98
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.55
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.61
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.33
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.69
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A7E #7E99B5
analogous
#B57E7E #B59A7E #B5B57E
triadic
#B59A7E #7EB59A #9A7EB5
tetradic
#B59A7E #7EB57E #7E99B5 #B57EB5
square
#B59A7E #7EB57E #7E99B5 #B57EB5
split-complementary
#B59A7E #7EB5B5 #7E7EB5
monochromatic
#755D43 #9C7C5A #B59A7E #CBB8A5 #E2D7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#B59A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#B59A7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A7E
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A7E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39B7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.051 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7a3',
500: '#b59a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a7e; $custom-light: #ccb7a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.545,
"s": 27.094,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70315,
"c": 0.05059,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.34441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A7E
secondary
#BDC7D2
accent
#72A640
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F