#B59A8A#B59A8A
#B59A8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.040 H 52.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 23%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 24%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 23.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.57, 7.47, 12.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.57, 14.23, 58.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% 0.0241 0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.04 52.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1993, 34.7711, 28.8972) |
| Luminance | 0.3477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.75
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.47
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.99
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 8.03
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 8.18
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59A8A #8AA5B5
analogous
#B58A8F #B59A8A #B5B08A
triadic
#B59A8A #8AB59A #9A8AB5
tetradic
#B59A8A #8FB58A #8AA5B5 #B08AB5
square
#B59A8A #8FB58A #8AA5B5 #B08AB5
split-complementary
#B59A8A #8AB5B0 #8A8FB5
monochromatic
#785D4C #9D7A65 #B59A8A #CDBAAF #E4DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#B59A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#B59A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59A8A
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59A8A | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19C89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A18A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9596
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.040 52.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb7ac',
500: '#b59a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59a8a; $custom-light: #cbb7ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.326,
"s": 22.513,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70602,
"c": 0.03951,
"h": 52.5
},
"luminance": 0.3477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59A8A
secondary
#C6CFD5
accent
#7FA145
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F