#B9694E#B9694E
#B9694E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.110 H 39.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9694E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 105, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.92, 29.32, 29.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.92, 41.25, 44.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.51% 0.0852 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.51% 0.11 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4362, 20.9702, 9.8617) |
| Luminance | 0.2097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 0.78
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.28
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.36
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.44
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9694E #4E9EB9
analogous
#B94E69 #B9694E #B99F4E
triadic
#B9694E #4EB969 #694EB9
tetradic
#B9694E #69B94E #4E9EB9 #9F4EB9
square
#B9694E #69B94E #4E9EB9 #9F4EB9
split-complementary
#B9694E #4EB99F #4E69B9
monochromatic
#653728 #914F39 #B9694E #CA8E7A #DCB3A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#B9694E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#B9694E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B9694E
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9694E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9694E | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E744C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9694e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 105, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.110 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29580',
500: '#b9694e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9694e; $custom-light: #d29580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9694e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 105,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.14,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60513,
"c": 0.11011,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.20967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9694E
secondary
#9ABDC9
accent
#B3D355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C