#B97C5C#B97C5C
#B97C5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.089 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 124, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 50.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, 20.10, 27.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 33.72, 53.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.059 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.089 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1486, 25.5046, 13.5108) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.91
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.40
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97C5C #5C99B9
analogous
#B95C6B #B97C5C #B9AB5C
triadic
#B97C5C #5CB97C #7C5CB9
tetradic
#B97C5C #6BB95C #5C99B9 #AB5CB9
square
#B97C5C #6BB95C #5C99B9 #AB5CB9
split-complementary
#B97C5C #5CB9AB #5C6BB9
monochromatic
#6C442E #975E41 #B97C5C #CB9E87 #DEC1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#B97C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#B97C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97C5C
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97C5C | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8259
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87174
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 124, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.089 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a28a',
500: '#b97c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97c5c; $custom-light: #d1a28a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 124,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.645,
"s": 39.914,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64168,
"c": 0.0888,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.25502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97C5C
secondary
#A5BFCC
accent
#A7D058
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF3F0
border
#D3CDCB
text
#140F0C
muted
#837F7D