#B59E8D#B59E8D
#B59E8D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.036 H 58.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 21%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 22%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 22.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.67, 5.72, 11.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.67, 13.29, 64.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.019 0.0311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.036 58.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0908, 36.2016, 30.2806) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.20
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.06
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.23
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.45
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.35
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59E8D #8DA4B5
analogous
#B58D90 #B59E8D #B5B28D
triadic
#B59E8D #8DB59E #9E8DB5
tetradic
#B59E8D #90B58D #8DA4B5 #B28DB5
square
#B59E8D #90B58D #8DA4B5 #B28DB5
split-complementary
#B59E8D #8DB5B2 #8D90B5
monochromatic
#79614F #9D7E68 #B59E8D #CDBEB2 #E5DDD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#B59E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#B59E8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59E8D
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59E8D | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA48D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.036 58.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbaae',
500: '#b59e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59e8d; $custom-light: #cbbaae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.5,
"s": 21.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71488,
"c": 0.03638,
"h": 58.6
},
"luminance": 0.36201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59E8D
secondary
#C8D0D6
accent
#79A046
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F