#B97C2C#B97C2C
#B97C2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.120 H 69.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 124, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 76.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 16.77, 50.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 53.57, 71.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% 0.0423 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.12 69.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6720, 24.9140, 5.7339) |
| Luminance | 0.2491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.22
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.73
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.79
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.83
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.06
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97C2C #2C69B9
analogous
#B9362C #B97C2C #AFB92C
triadic
#B97C2C #2CB97C #7C2CB9
tetradic
#B97C2C #2CB936 #2C69B9 #B92CAF
square
#B97C2C #2CB936 #2C69B9 #B92CAF
split-complementary
#B97C2C #2CAFB9 #362CB9
monochromatic
#563A14 #885B20 #B97C2C #D59A4D #E1B67F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B97C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B97C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97C2C
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97C2C | 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)
#908021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 124, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.120 69.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a26a',
500: '#b97c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97c2c; $custom-light: #d3a26a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 124,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.043,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6354,
"c": 0.11972,
"h": 69.3
},
"luminance": 0.24911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97C2C
secondary
#789BC9
accent
#89E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837E7A