#B97A59#B97A59
#B97A59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.092 H 48.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97A59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 122, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 41%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 51.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 20.92, 28.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 35.01, 53.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% 0.0612 0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.092 48.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7719, 24.9570, 12.7511) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.39
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.28
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97A59 #5998B9
analogous
#B95968 #B97A59 #B9AA59
triadic
#B97A59 #59B97A #7A59B9
tetradic
#B97A59 #68B959 #5998B9 #AA59B9
square
#B97A59 #68B959 #5998B9 #AA59B9
split-complementary
#B97A59 #59B9AA #5968B9
monochromatic
#6B422D #965D3F #B97A59 #CB9C84 #DDBFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B97A59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B97A59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97A59
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97A59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97A59 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C86F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97a59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 122, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.092 48.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a088',
500: '#b97a59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97a59; $custom-light: #d1a088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97a59",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 122,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.625,
"s": 40.678,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63742,
"c": 0.09178,
"h": 48.2
},
"luminance": 0.24955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97A59
secondary
#A2BDCB
accent
#A7D157
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2F0
border
#D3CCCB
text
#140F0B
muted
#837E7C