#B96E2E#B96E2E
#B96E2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.123 H 57.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 110, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 75.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.67, 24.60, 46.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.67, 52.76, 62.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.97% 0.0658 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.97% 0.123 57.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0788, 21.6661, 5.3928) |
| Luminance | 0.2166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.90
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.73
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.77
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.38
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.53
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96E2E #2E79B9
analogous
#B92E33 #B96E2E #B9B32E
triadic
#B96E2E #2EB96E #6E2EB9
tetradic
#B96E2E #33B92E #2E79B9 #B32EB9
square
#B96E2E #33B92E #2E79B9 #B32EB9
split-complementary
#B96E2E #2EB9B3 #2E33B9
monochromatic
#573416 #885122 #B96E2E #D48D51 #E0AD82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#B96E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#B96E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96E2E
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96E2E | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847626
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96872E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5E61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 110, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.123 57.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4986a',
500: '#b96e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96e2e; $custom-light: #d4986a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 110,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.626,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60971,
"c": 0.12258,
"h": 57.5
},
"luminance": 0.21663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96E2E
secondary
#7AA5C9
accent
#9AE344
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A