#B9755D#B9755D
#B9755D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.093 H 40.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9755D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 117, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 49.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.92, 24.07, 24.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.92, 34.25, 45.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.0712 0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.093 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3463, 23.8296, 13.4605) |
| Luminance | 0.2383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 2.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.54
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9755D #5DA1B9
analogous
#B95D73 #B9755D #B9A35D
triadic
#B9755D #5DB975 #755DB9
tetradic
#B9755D #73B95D #5DA1B9 #A35DB9
square
#B9755D #73B95D #5DA1B9 #A35DB9
split-complementary
#B9755D #5DB9A3 #5D73B9
monochromatic
#6D3F2F #975841 #B9755D #CB9988 #DEBEB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#B9755D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#B9755D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B9755D
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9755D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9755D | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867D5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968C5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C86A6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9755d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 117, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.093 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d19d8b',
500: '#b9755d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9755d; $custom-light: #d19d8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9755d",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 117,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.652,
"s": 39.655,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62902,
"c": 0.09314,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.23827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9755D
secondary
#A5C2CC
accent
#B0D058
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#140E0C
muted
#837E7D