#B96B4E#B96B4E
#B96B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.108 H 41.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, 28.24, 29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 40.89, 46.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.86% 0.0819 0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.86% 0.108 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6423, 21.3824, 9.9304) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.12
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.15
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96B4E #4E9CB9
analogous
#B94E67 #B96B4E #B9A14E
triadic
#B96B4E #4EB96B #6B4EB9
tetradic
#B96B4E #67B94E #4E9CB9 #A14EB9
square
#B96B4E #67B94E #4E9CB9 #A14EB9
split-complementary
#B96B4E #4EB9A1 #4E67B9
monochromatic
#653828 #915139 #B96B4E #CA907A #DCB4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#B96B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#B96B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96B4E
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96B4E | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.108 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29680',
500: '#b96b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96b4e; $custom-light: #d29680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.262,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60858,
"c": 0.1084,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.2138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96B4E
secondary
#9ABCC9
accent
#B1D355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C