#B96E38#B96E38
#B96E38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.118 H 54.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 110, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 69.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.77, 25.10, 41.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.77, 48.85, 59.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.0689 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.118 54.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2994, 21.7544, 6.5546) |
| Luminance | 0.2175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.24
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.40
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.55
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.81
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96E38 #3883B9
analogous
#B93843 #B96E38 #B9AE38
triadic
#B96E38 #38B96E #6E38B9
tetradic
#B96E38 #43B938 #3883B9 #AE38B9
square
#B96E38 #43B938 #3883B9 #AE38B9
split-complementary
#B96E38 #38B9AE #3843B9
monochromatic
#5B361C #8A522A #B96E38 #CF8E5F #DDAF8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#B96E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#B96E38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96E38
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96E38 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847632
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 110, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.118 54.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39871',
500: '#b96e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96e38; $custom-light: #d39871; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 110,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.116,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61074,
"c": 0.11753,
"h": 54.1
},
"luminance": 0.21752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96E38
secondary
#85ACC8
accent
#A0DD4B
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B