#B96E50#B96E50
#B96E50 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.105 H 42.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 110, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 56.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.08, 26.76, 29.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.08, 39.71, 47.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.0777 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.105 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0333, 22.0479, 10.4198) |
| Luminance | 0.2205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.93
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.62
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.49
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96E50 #509BB9
analogous
#B95067 #B96E50 #B9A350
triadic
#B96E50 #50B96E #6E50B9
tetradic
#B96E50 #67B950 #509BB9 #A350B9
square
#B96E50 #67B950 #509BB9 #A350B9
split-complementary
#B96E50 #50B9A3 #5067B9
monochromatic
#663A29 #92533A #B96E50 #CA927C #DCB6A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#B96E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#B96E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96E50
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96E50 | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82774D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C96167
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 110, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.105 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29881',
500: '#b96e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96e50; $custom-light: #d29881; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 110,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.143,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61415,
"c": 0.10502,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.22045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96E50
secondary
#9BBCC9
accent
#AFD355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C