#B59F8A#B59F8A
#B59F8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.039 H 65.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 23%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 24%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 23.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.87, 4.72, 13.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.87, 14.71, 71.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.62% 0.0161 0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.62% 0.039 65.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0418, 36.4561, 29.1780) |
| Luminance | 0.3645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.36
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.46
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.98
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.68
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.36
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59F8A #8AA0B5
analogous
#B58A8B #B59F8A #B5B48A
triadic
#B59F8A #8AB59F #9F8AB5
tetradic
#B59F8A #8BB58A #8AA0B5 #B48AB5
square
#B59F8A #8BB58A #8AA0B5 #B48AB5
split-complementary
#B59F8A #8AB5B4 #8A8BB5
monochromatic
#78624C #9D8065 #B59F8A #CDBEAF #E4DDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B59F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#B59F8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59F8A
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59F8A | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A089
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.039 65.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbac',
500: '#b59f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59f8a; $custom-light: #cbbbac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.302,
"s": 22.513,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71617,
"c": 0.03934,
"h": 65.8
},
"luminance": 0.36455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59F8A
secondary
#C6CED5
accent
#74A145
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131110
muted
#82807F