#B59D7D#B59D7D
#B59D7D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.053 H 74.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59D7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 157, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 27%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 31%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 30.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.07, 3.98, 20.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.07, 20.42, 78.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0139 0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.053 74.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8152, 35.4196, 24.4008) |
| Luminance | 0.3542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.56
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.57
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.36
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.93
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.38
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59D7D #7D95B5
analogous
#B5817D #B59D7D #B1B57D
triadic
#B59D7D #7DB59D #9D7DB5
tetradic
#B59D7D #7DB581 #7D95B5 #B57DB1
square
#B59D7D #7DB581 #7D95B5 #B57DB1
split-complementary
#B59D7D #7DB1B5 #817DB5
monochromatic
#755F43 #9C7F59 #B59D7D #CBBAA4 #E1D8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B59D7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#B59D7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59D7D
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59D7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59D7D | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69D7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA37E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59d7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 157, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.053 74.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb9a2',
500: '#b59d7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59d7d; $custom-light: #ccb9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59d7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 157,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 27.451,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70906,
"c": 0.05259,
"h": 74.7
},
"luminance": 0.35418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59D7D
secondary
#BCC5D2
accent
#8DC464
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F