#B98E39#B98E39
#B98E39 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.114 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B98E39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 142, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 69.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 7.46, 49.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 50.44, 81.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.19% 0.0169 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.19% 0.114 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4209, 29.9578, 8.0503) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.50
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.78
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.56
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.69
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B98E39 #3964B9
analogous
#B94E39 #B98E39 #A4B939
triadic
#B98E39 #39B98E #8E39B9
tetradic
#B98E39 #39B94E #3964B9 #B939A4
square
#B98E39 #39B94E #3964B9 #B939A4
split-complementary
#B98E39 #39A4B9 #4E39B9
monochromatic
#5B461C #8A6A2B #B98E39 #CEAA61 #DDC390
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#B98E39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#B98E39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B98E39
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B98E39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B98E39 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 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)
#A08E2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA993C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9817C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b98e39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 142, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.114 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ae74',
500: '#b98e39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b98e39; $custom-light: #d2ae74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b98e39",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 142,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.844,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67188,
"c": 0.11371,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.29956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B98E39
secondary
#869CC8
accent
#7CDC4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B