#B97B4E#B97B4E
#B97B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.098 H 55.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 123, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.11, 19.42, 34.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.11, 39.34, 60.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% 0.0552 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.098 55.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4675, 25.0327, 10.5387) |
| Luminance | 0.2503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.76
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.80
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.52
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.65
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.47
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97B4E #4E8CB9
analogous
#B94E57 #B97B4E #B9B14E
triadic
#B97B4E #4EB97B #7B4EB9
tetradic
#B97B4E #57B94E #4E8CB9 #B14EB9
square
#B97B4E #57B94E #4E8CB9 #B14EB9
split-complementary
#B97B4E #4EB9B1 #4E57B9
monochromatic
#654128 #915E39 #B97B4E #CA9C7A #DCBCA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#B97B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#B97B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97B4E
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97B4E | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D814A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C86F70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 123, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.098 55.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a180',
500: '#b97b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97b4e; $custom-light: #d1a180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 123,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.234,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63745,
"c": 0.09838,
"h": 55.9
},
"luminance": 0.2503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97B4E
secondary
#9AB5C9
accent
#9ED355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140F0A
muted
#837E7C