#B96B40#B96B40
#B96B40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.115 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 107, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 65.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.17, 27.23, 37.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.17, 45.98, 53.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.65% 0.0766 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.65% 0.115 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1928, 21.2025, 7.5626) |
| Luminance | 0.2120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.44
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.51
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.63
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96B40 #408EB9
analogous
#B94052 #B96B40 #B9A840
triadic
#B96B40 #40B96B #6B40B9
tetradic
#B96B40 #52B940 #408EB9 #A840B9
square
#B96B40 #52B940 #408EB9 #A840B9
split-complementary
#B96B40 #40B9A8 #4052B9
monochromatic
#5E3621 #8C5130 #B96B40 #CC8D6B #DBB098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#B96B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#B96B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96B40
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96B40 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81743C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93863F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5C61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 107, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.115 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39676',
500: '#b96b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96b40; $custom-light: #d39676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 107,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.322,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60645,
"c": 0.11518,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96B40
secondary
#8EB3C7
accent
#A8D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B