#B98B4E#B98B4E
#B98B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.096 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B98B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 139, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 57.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.07, 10.54, 39.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.07, 40.42, 74.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.83% 0.0287 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.83% 0.096 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6170, 29.3317, 11.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.2933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.71
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.14
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.36
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.80
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.08
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B98B4E #4E7CB9
analogous
#B9564E #B98B4E #B2B94E
triadic
#B98B4E #4EB98B #8B4EB9
tetradic
#B98B4E #4EB956 #4E7CB9 #B94EB2
square
#B98B4E #4EB956 #4E7CB9 #B94EB2
split-complementary
#B98B4E #4EB2B9 #564EB9
monochromatic
#654B28 #916B39 #B98B4E #CAA87A #DCC4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#B98B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#B98B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B98B4E
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B98B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B98B4E | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8D49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6984F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87F7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b98b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 139, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.096 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ac81',
500: '#b98b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b98b4e; $custom-light: #d1ac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b98b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 139,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.206,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66833,
"c": 0.09642,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.2933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B98B4E
secondary
#9AAEC9
accent
#8BD355
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#14100A
muted
#837F7C