#B98B2A#B98B2A
#B98B2A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.122 H 81.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B98B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 139, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 77.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.74, 8.38, 55.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.74, 55.93, 81.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.46% 0.0177 0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.46% 0.122 81.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6601, 28.9489, 6.2156) |
| Luminance | 0.2895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.46
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.62
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.71
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.65
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B98B2A #2A58B9
analogous
#B9432A #B98B2A #A0B92A
triadic
#B98B2A #2AB98B #8B2AB9
tetradic
#B98B2A #2AB943 #2A58B9 #B92AA0
square
#B98B2A #2AB943 #2A58B9 #B92AA0
split-complementary
#B98B2A #2AA0B9 #432AB9
monochromatic
#554013 #87661F #B98B2A #D6A94A #E1C17C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B98B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#B98B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B98B2A
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B98B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B98B2A | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8C1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9972E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C97D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b98b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 139, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.122 81.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ac6b',
500: '#b98b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b98b2a; $custom-light: #d3ac6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b98b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 139,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.699,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66461,
"c": 0.12226,
"h": 81.7
},
"luminance": 0.28947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B98B2A
secondary
#7590CA
accent
#77E642
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A