#B59E7D#B59E7D
#B59E7D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.053 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59E7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 27%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 31%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 30.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.34, 3.44, 20.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.34, 20.67, 80.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.11% 0.0123 0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.11% 0.053 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9851, 35.7594, 24.4574) |
| Luminance | 0.3576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.20
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.29
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.83
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.26
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.45
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59E7D #7D94B5
analogous
#B5827D #B59E7D #B0B57D
triadic
#B59E7D #7DB59E #9E7DB5
tetradic
#B59E7D #7DB582 #7D94B5 #B57DB0
square
#B59E7D #7DB582 #7D94B5 #B57DB0
split-complementary
#B59E7D #7DB0B5 #827DB5
monochromatic
#756043 #9C8059 #B59E7D #CBBBA4 #E1D8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#B59E7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#B59E7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59E7D
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59E7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59E7D | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79E7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA47E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59e7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.053 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbaa2',
500: '#b59e7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59e7d; $custom-light: #ccbaa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59e7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.357,
"s": 27.451,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71111,
"c": 0.05304,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.35758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59E7D
secondary
#BCC5D2
accent
#8BC464
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F