#B96A40#B96A40
#B96A40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.116 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 106, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 65.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.94, 27.77, 36.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.94, 46.09, 52.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.47% 0.0782 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.47% 0.116 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0891, 20.9952, 7.5280) |
| Luminance | 0.2099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.21
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.32
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.72
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96A40 #408FB9
analogous
#B94053 #B96A40 #B9A740
triadic
#B96A40 #40B96A #6A40B9
tetradic
#B96A40 #53B940 #408FB9 #A740B9
square
#B96A40 #53B940 #408FB9 #A740B9
split-complementary
#B96A40 #40B9A7 #4053B9
monochromatic
#5E3621 #8C5030 #B96A40 #CC8C6B #DBAF98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#B96A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#B96A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96A40
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96A40 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80743C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5B60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 106, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.116 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39576',
500: '#b96a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96a40; $custom-light: #d39576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 106,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.826,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60471,
"c": 0.11586,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.20993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96A40
secondary
#8EB3C7
accent
#A9D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B