#B96D4E#B96D4E
#B96D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.107 H 42.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.1%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.82, 27.15, 30.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.82, 40.56, 47.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% 0.0785 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.107 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8533, 21.8042, 10.0007) |
| Luminance | 0.2180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.59
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.93
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96D4E #4E9AB9
analogous
#B94E65 #B96D4E #B9A34E
triadic
#B96D4E #4EB96D #6D4EB9
tetradic
#B96D4E #65B94E #4E9AB9 #A34EB9
square
#B96D4E #65B94E #4E9AB9 #A34EB9
split-complementary
#B96D4E #4EB9A3 #4E65B9
monochromatic
#653928 #915339 #B96D4E #CA917A #DCB5A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#B96D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#B96D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96D4E
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96D4E | 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)
#81774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.107 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29780',
500: '#b96d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96d4e; $custom-light: #d29780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.383,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61206,
"c": 0.10677,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.21802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96D4E
secondary
#9ABBC9
accent
#AED355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C