#B97A4E#B97A4E
#B97A4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.099 H 54.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 122, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.87, 19.97, 33.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.87, 39.37, 59.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.0568 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.099 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3441, 24.7858, 10.4976) |
| Luminance | 0.2478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.71
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.96
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.92
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.08
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.12
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97A4E #4E8DB9
analogous
#B94E58 #B97A4E #B9B04E
triadic
#B97A4E #4EB97A #7A4EB9
tetradic
#B97A4E #58B94E #4E8DB9 #B04EB9
square
#B97A4E #58B94E #4E8DB9 #B04EB9
split-complementary
#B97A4E #4EB9B0 #4E58B9
monochromatic
#654128 #915D39 #B97A4E #CA9B7A #DCBCA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B97A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#B97A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97A4E
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97A4E | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C804A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C86D6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 122, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.099 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a080',
500: '#b97a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97a4e; $custom-light: #d2a080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 122,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.673,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63558,
"c": 0.09878,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.24783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97A4E
secondary
#9AB6C9
accent
#9FD355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C