#B59A7F#B59A7F
#B59A7F is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.050 H 66.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 27%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 30%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 29.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, 5.90, 17.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 18.85, 71.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% 0.0195 0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.05 66.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4429, 34.4686, 24.9134) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.64
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.75
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.89
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.71
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.97
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A7F #7F9AB5
analogous
#B57F7F #B59A7F #B5B57F
triadic
#B59A7F #7FB59A #9A7FB5
tetradic
#B59A7F #7FB57F #7F9AB5 #B57FB5
square
#B59A7F #7FB57F #7F9AB5 #B57FB5
split-complementary
#B59A7F #7FB5B5 #7F7FB5
monochromatic
#765D44 #9C7B5A #B59A7F #CBB9A6 #E2D7CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#B59A7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#B59A7F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A7F
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A7F | 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)
#A39B7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.050 66.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb7a4',
500: '#b59a7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a7f; $custom-light: #ccb7a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 26.733,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70338,
"c": 0.04958,
"h": 66.9
},
"luminance": 0.34467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A7F
secondary
#BEC8D2
accent
#73A540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F