#B59C7C#B59C7C
#B59C7C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.053 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59C7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 28%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 31%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 31.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, 4.40, 20.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 20.67, 77.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% 0.015 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.053 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5832, 35.0572, 24.0099) |
| Luminance | 0.3506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.96
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.92
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.69
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59C7C #7C95B5
analogous
#B57F7C #B59C7C #B2B57C
triadic
#B59C7C #7CB59C #9C7CB5
tetradic
#B59C7C #7CB57F #7C95B5 #B57CB2
square
#B59C7C #7CB57F #7C95B5 #B57CB2
split-complementary
#B59C7C #7CB2B5 #7F7CB5
monochromatic
#755E42 #9C7E58 #B59C7C #CBBAA3 #E1D7CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#B59C7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#B59C7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59C7C
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59C7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59C7C | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69C7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59c7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.053 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb9a2',
500: '#b59c7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59c7c; $custom-light: #ccb9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59c7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.684,
"s": 27.805,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70679,
"c": 0.05328,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.35056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59C7C
secondary
#BBC5D1
accent
#8EC464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#13110F
muted
#82807E