#B97A36#B97A36
#B97A36 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.114 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97A36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 122, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 70.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.59, 18.37, 45.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.59, 49.48, 68.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.0485 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.114 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6350, 24.5022, 6.7633) |
| Luminance | 0.2450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.83
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.25
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.44
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.62
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.89
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97A36 #3675B9
analogous
#B93836 #B97A36 #B7B936
triadic
#B97A36 #36B97A #7A36B9
tetradic
#B97A36 #36B938 #3675B9 #B936B7
square
#B97A36 #36B938 #3675B9 #B936B7
split-complementary
#B97A36 #36B7B9 #3836B9
monochromatic
#5A3C1A #8A5B28 #B97A36 #D0985D #DDB68C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#B97A36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#B97A36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97A36
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97A36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97A36 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7F2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97a36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 122, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.114 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a070',
500: '#b97a36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97a36; $custom-light: #d3a070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97a36",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 122,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.145,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63252,
"c": 0.1143,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97A36
secondary
#83A4C8
accent
#91DE4A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150E08
muted
#837E7B