#B97E2C#B97E2C
#B97E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.120 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 76.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.48, 15.66, 51.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.48, 53.70, 73.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.92% 0.0391 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.92% 0.12 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9251, 25.4203, 5.8183) |
| Luminance | 0.2542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.33
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.86
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.22
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.25
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.69
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97E2C #2C67B9
analogous
#B9382C #B97E2C #ADB92C
triadic
#B97E2C #2CB97E #7E2CB9
tetradic
#B97E2C #2CB938 #2C67B9 #B92CAD
square
#B97E2C #2CB938 #2C67B9 #B92CAD
split-complementary
#B97E2C #2CADB9 #382CB9
monochromatic
#563B14 #885C20 #B97E2C #D59C4D #E1B87F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#B97E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#B97E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97E2C
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97E2C | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928220
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0902E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6F6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.120 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a36b',
500: '#b97e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97e2c; $custom-light: #d3a36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.894,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63922,
"c": 0.11958,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.25418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97E2C
secondary
#789AC9
accent
#87E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF3EB
border
#D4CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A