#B59E7E#B59E7E
#B59E7E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.052 H 75.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59E7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 27%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 30%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 30.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.36, 3.57, 19.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.36, 20.18, 79.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.13% 0.0127 0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.13% 0.052 75.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0493, 35.7850, 24.7956) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 1.23
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.80
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.21
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.26
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59E7E #7E95B5
analogous
#B5827E #B59E7E #B1B57E
triadic
#B59E7E #7EB59E #9E7EB5
tetradic
#B59E7E #7EB582 #7E95B5 #B57EB1
square
#B59E7E #7EB582 #7E95B5 #B57EB1
split-complementary
#B59E7E #7EB1B5 #827EB5
monochromatic
#756043 #9C805A #B59E7E #CBBBA5 #E2D8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B59E7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.16
#B59E7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59E7E
8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59E7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59E7E | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.16 | 8.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79E7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA47F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59e7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.052 75.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbaa3',
500: '#b59e7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59e7e; $custom-light: #ccbaa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59e7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.909,
"s": 27.094,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71133,
"c": 0.05191,
"h": 75.9
},
"luminance": 0.35784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59E7E
secondary
#BDC6D2
accent
#6AA640
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F