#B98E37#B98E37
#B98E37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.115 H 81.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B98E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 142, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 70.3%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 7.35, 50.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 51.29, 81.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.17% 0.0163 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.17% 0.115 81.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3720, 29.9383, 7.7927) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.02
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.76
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.29
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.83
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B98E37 #3762B9
analogous
#B94D37 #B98E37 #A3B937
triadic
#B98E37 #37B98E #8E37B9
tetradic
#B98E37 #37B94D #3762B9 #B937A3
square
#B98E37 #37B94D #3762B9 #B937A3
split-complementary
#B98E37 #37A3B9 #4D37B9
monochromatic
#5B461B #8A6A29 #B98E37 #CFAA5E #DDC38D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#B98E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#B98E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B98E37
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B98E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B98E37 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08E2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA993A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9817C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b98e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 142, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.115 81.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ae72',
500: '#b98e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b98e37; $custom-light: #d2ae72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b98e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 142,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.154,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67169,
"c": 0.11511,
"h": 81.9
},
"luminance": 0.29936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B98E37
secondary
#849AC8
accent
#7BDE4A
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B