#B96F36#B96F36
#B96F36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.118 H 55.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B96F36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 111, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 70.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.98, 24.44, 43.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.98, 49.58, 60.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.23% 0.0666 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.23% 0.118 55.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3600, 21.9522, 6.3383) |
| Luminance | 0.2195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 1.98
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.54
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.87
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.56
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 5.57
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B96F36 #3680B9
analogous
#B9363E #B96F36 #B9B136
triadic
#B96F36 #36B96F #6F36B9
tetradic
#B96F36 #3EB936 #3680B9 #B136B9
square
#B96F36 #3EB936 #3680B9 #B136B9
split-complementary
#B96F36 #36B9B1 #363EB9
monochromatic
#5A361A #8A5328 #B96F36 #D08F5D #DDAF8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#B96F36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#B96F36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B96F36
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B96F36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B96F36 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857730
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b96f36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 111, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.118 55.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39970',
500: '#b96f36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b96f36; $custom-light: #d39970; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b96f36",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 111,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.107,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6123,
"c": 0.11808,
"h": 55.7
},
"luminance": 0.2195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B96F36
secondary
#83AAC8
accent
#9EDE4A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A