#B96A48#B96A48
#B96A48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.112 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 106, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 61.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 28.32, 32.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 43.14, 48.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.59% 0.0812 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.59% 0.112 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3333, 21.0929, 8.8142) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.11
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.53
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.81
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.87
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96A48 #4897B9
analogous
#B9485E #B96A48 #B9A248
triadic
#B96A48 #48B96A #6A48B9
tetradic
#B96A48 #5EB948 #4897B9 #A248B9
square
#B96A48 #5EB948 #4897B9 #A248B9
split-complementary
#B96A48 #48B9A2 #485EB9
monochromatic
#613725 #8E5036 #B96A48 #CA8E74 #DBB2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B96A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B96A48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96A48
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96A48 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928547
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 106, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.112 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2957c',
500: '#b96a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96a48; $custom-light: #d2957c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 106,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.053,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60587,
"c": 0.11198,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.2109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96A48
secondary
#95B8C8
accent
#AED453
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B