#B79D77#B79D77
#B79D77 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.060 H 76.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79D77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 157, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 31%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 35%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 35%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.15, 4.01, 23.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.15, 23.79, 80.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.97% 0.0136 0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.97% 0.06 76.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9159, 35.5145, 22.4650) |
| Luminance | 0.3551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.11
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.16
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.18
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.69
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79D77 #7791B7
analogous
#B77D77 #B79D77 #B1B777
triadic
#B79D77 #77B79D #9D77B7
tetradic
#B79D77 #77B77D #7791B7 #B777B1
square
#B79D77 #77B77D #7791B7 #B777B1
split-complementary
#B79D77 #77B1B7 #7D77B7
monochromatic
#755F3E #9D7F53 #B79D77 #CCBA9F #E1D7C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B79D77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#B79D77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79D77
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79D77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79D77 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89D74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA378
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79d77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 157, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.060 76.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdb99e',
500: '#b79d77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79d77; $custom-light: #cdb99e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79d77",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 157,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.625,
"s": 30.769,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7097,
"c": 0.0604,
"h": 76.9
},
"luminance": 0.35513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79D77
secondary
#B8C3D1
accent
#8AC761
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E