#B97C28#B97C28
#B97C28 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.122 H 70.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97C28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 124, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 78.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.96, 16.60, 52.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.96, 55.08, 72.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.51% 0.0413 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.51% 0.122 70.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6004, 24.8853, 5.3568) |
| Luminance | 0.2488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.25
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.59
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.61
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.70
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.56
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97C28 #2865B9
analogous
#B93428 #B97C28 #AEB928
triadic
#B97C28 #28B97C #7C28B9
tetradic
#B97C28 #28B934 #2865B9 #B928AE
square
#B97C28 #28B934 #2865B9 #B928AE
split-complementary
#B97C28 #28AEB9 #3428B9
monochromatic
#543912 #875A1D #B97C28 #D79B47 #E2B679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B97C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B97C28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97C28
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97C28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97C28 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91801B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8E2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97c28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 124, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.122 70.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a168',
500: '#b97c28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97c28; $custom-light: #d3a168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97c28",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 124,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.759,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63509,
"c": 0.12179,
"h": 70.2
},
"luminance": 0.24883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97C28
secondary
#7397CA
accent
#87E740
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837E7A