#B96D4D#B96D4D
#B96D4D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.107 H 43.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96D4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 109, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 58.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.80, 27.07, 30.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.80, 40.91, 48.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.19% 0.0782 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.19% 0.107 43.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8177, 21.7900, 9.8133) |
| Luminance | 0.2179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.35
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.20
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.47
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96D4D #4D99B9
analogous
#B94D63 #B96D4D #B9A34D
triadic
#B96D4D #4DB96D #6D4DB9
tetradic
#B96D4D #63B94D #4D99B9 #A34DB9
square
#B96D4D #63B94D #4D99B9 #A34DB9
split-complementary
#B96D4D #4DB9A3 #4D63B9
monochromatic
#643927 #905339 #B96D4D #CA9179 #DCB5A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#B96D4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#B96D4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96D4D
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96D4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96D4D | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81774A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96d4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 109, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.107 43.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2977f',
500: '#b96d4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96d4d; $custom-light: #d2977f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96d4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 109,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61189,
"c": 0.10726,
"h": 43.2
},
"luminance": 0.21787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96D4D
secondary
#99BBC9
accent
#AED355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C